Senior Database Design Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Database Design Engineer, C job with a client in Rochester, NY. Must hold a B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline to be considered. You will focus on the design and implementation of robust applications for distributed Linux-based software systems while leading efforts in database schema and integration. Collaborate with system architects, middleware developers, and UI teams to ensure database access patterns are well-defined, testable, and stable.

Salary Range: $100/k to $120/k. The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Senior Database Design Engineer, C responsibilities include:

• Serve as the database architecture owner for PostgreSQL or equivalent database instances embedded within medical devices running Linux on workstation-class hardware.
• Design relational schemas, views, indexes, and constraints that balance performance, maintainability, and regulatory traceability.
• Own and maintain the database design over time, including governance of schema changes, technical debt management, documentation, and coordination of design evolution across releases.
• Act as the central design authority for how multiple software components read from and write to shared database resources.
• Design database interfaces and usage patterns that minimize the need for future migrations, while still enabling safe, versioned evolution when required.
• Lead query optimization and performance tuning, including execution plan analysis, indexing strategy, and long-term capacity planning.
• Define standards for database versioning, migration strategy, and backward compatibility suitable for regulated, fielded systems.
• Provide technical leadership in design reviews related to data modeling, persistence strategy, and cross-process communication via the database.
• Support backup, restore, and recovery strategies appropriate for on-device databases in production medical equipment.
• Participate in requirements, architecture, design, verification, and validation activities within a regulated quality management system (FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 13485).

Desired Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline required.
• Minimum Five years related experience
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and evolving relational schemas; optimizing queries through execution plan analysis; and defining indexing, view, and data-access layers that support multiple consumers.
• Experience supporting on-device or embedded databases, where the database runs locally on a deployed system rather than as a managed cloud service.
• Strong understanding of data evolution strategies, including migrations, versioned schemas, and backward compatibility.
• Experience working in regulated or safety-critical environments (medical devices strongly preferred).
• Working knowledge of C or similar programming language sufficient to collaborate with application developers and review database interaction code.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at 585-490-8656 or gina.manioci@akkodis.com

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:

• Medical/ Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k
• Holidays and PTO

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