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.

• Serve as the database architecture owner for Postgre
  
  SQL 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).

• 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

• 401k
• Holidays and PTO

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers