Database Framework Engineer San Francisco, CA

Department: Database
Position Title: DataBase Framework Engineer

Description:

About hi5

hi5 is one of the world's leading social networks. Our company is ranked as the #1 social network in 26 nations across Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa.

* Over 80 million registered members
* Over 44 million unique monthly visitors
* Currently available in over 23 languages
* One of the top 20 most trafficked websites worldwide
* Founding adopter of Open Social

Our offices are located in the financial district of downtown San Francisco, near the Montgomery Street Bart and Muni stations.

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The Role : DataBase Framework Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Keep the Databases up and running.
• Insulate the rest of engineering from the fact that keeping DataBases up and running is not-trivial.

Requirements:

• Expert Java programming Skills
• At least 7 years experience.
• Experience in maintaining at least 1 ORM (if you don't know what an ORM is, don't bother)
• Experience with either PostgreSQL, or two other RDBMS one of which is Oracle.
• SQL and schema design.
• All of the above in a company that still exists.

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Launched in late 2003, hi5 is one of the largest social networks in the world. We're a founding adopter of OpenSocial, a community-driven specification for building social applications across the Web, and we're also a founding member of the OpenSocial Foundation, a new non-profit being formed to ensure the longevity and neutrality of OpenSocial. Each day, millions of people use hi5 to stay connected and share information with friends and family around the world, meet new people, express their identity, and discover linkages.

hi5 offers an upbeat work atmosphere and the opportunity to influence the way people connect to the world. You will be working with an exceptional team and receive a competitive salary with benefits. A privately-held company, hi5 reached profitability within its first year, and raised $20 million from MDV- Mohr Davidow Ventures in July 2007. For more information, you can visit www.hi5.com or www.hi5networks.com.