Manager of Database Engineering

Who We Are: Outlook Amusements operates a leading B2C consumer marketplace through its flagship brand, California Psychics. For over 30 years, the company has been dedicated to connecting individuals with trusted, expert guidance. Through personalized psychic readings and life guidance delivered by top-rated professional advisors, we help people gain clarity, confidence, and direction at meaningful moments in their lives. What We’re Looking For: We're seeking a Manager of Database Engineering to join our team. Reporting into the VP of Software Engineering, this is a player coach role that will lead a team as well as the design, development, and operations of our enterprise SQL Server databases, and other modern database technologies including NoSQL systems. This role combines leadership with deep technical expertise, involving approximately 60–70% hands-on work focused on performance, optimization, and reliability. The ideal candidate will oversee high-performance, scalable, and secure data environments across both AWS and Azure cloud platforms. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in SQL Server administration and development, data warehousing, performance tuning, and cloud-based database architecture. This person will drive database modernization, scalability, and operational excellence across all systems. What You’ll Do: Lead and mentor the Database Engineering and DBA team, promoting collaboration and technical excellence. Manage SQL Server databases across production, QA, and development environments, with a strong hands-on focus on performance, scalability, and reliability. Design and maintain HA/AG clusters, Disaster Recovery strategies, Standard and Enterprise SQL Server configurations, seeking cost-effective and efficient solutions even beyond Enterprise features where possible. Build and optimize data warehouses, data lakes (e.g., Snowflake), and ETL processes to support analytics and BI. Develop, tune, and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and data models for high performance and scalability. Proactively monitor and analyze performance using Datadog, SQL Profiler, PerfMon, and internal system views (DMVs) Create and maintain ERD diagrams, ensuring well-documented and scalable database architecture. Collaborate closely with Product, QA, Engineering, and Data Analytics/BI teams to ensure database reliability, scalability, and alignment with business objectives. Ensure compliance with data security, retention, and privacy policies, implementing proper auditing and encryption standards. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to DBAs and developers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.