Associate Database Engineer

Associate Database Engineer

Job Description

Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

STR is the global leader in hospitality data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. STR delivers data that is confidential, accurate and actionable to empower our clients to strategize and compete in their markets. Learn more about STR .

The Operational Support Team at STR is seeking an Associate Database Engineer to join our group. In this role, you will help to maintain, monitor, and support database systems that support critical business operations across CoStar and STR. This position is ideal for someone looking to grow their technical skills across the data platform while contributing to the reliability and performance of the platform as a whole.

This candidate will be a self-starter, willing to work closely with senior engineers and business stakeholders to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and ensure data accuracy. This role offers opportunities for mentorship, hands-on learning with modern database technologies, and direct involvement in supporting systems that impact thousands of users.

This position is located in Nashville, TN and offers a schedule of Monday through Thursday in office and the option to work from home Friday.

Responsibilities

• Code, optimize, and debug database queries and store procedures in MS SQL Server and Postgres
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of both the STR and CoStar data models and how they interact
• Assist with data migration, quality, and integration projects between STR and CoStar
• Partner with project teams to develop .NET business applications that interact with the databases
• Move database structures through multiple environments (DEV, QA, PROD) as the database progresses in the development lifecycle
• Create SSIS ETL packages for data transformation and migration
• Use a GIT workflow and pull requests to submit code changes for review
• Participate in on-call support as needed to assist in troubleshooting database issues individually or through a team effort

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college
• 1+ year of experience in T-SQL programming and querying data
• Ability to QA and troubleshoot data issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• A track record of commitment to prior employers

Preferred Qualifications And Skills

• Desire to continually learn and explore new database technologies
• Ability to write understandable, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Works well in cross-functional teams
• Ability to complete milestones and work toward multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to translate business requirements into data model changes
• Ability to understand problems from a broad perspective and gauge the potential impact of multiple solutions
• Confidence in decision making and the ability to explain processes or choices
• Experience in fast paced Agile Scrum environments
• AWS experience is a plus

What's in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
• Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing