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Efficient Frontier applies advanced quantitative algorithms to the optimization of large advertising campaigns on Google, Yahoo!, MSN and other search engines. We currently manage well over a hundred million dollars in annual marketing spend. We have three of the top five global ecommerce sites as our clients. Underpinning our service is large amounts of data and a body of mathematical and computational algorithms developed by some of the brightest minds in this field. We are looking for an exceptional data engineer to help build on this success.
The work required falls in 3 areas:
1. Logical and physical database design including defining schemas, views and strategies for database implementation (e.g., indices, hashing, partitioning and replication). Implementation of database design - configure, tune, test, and maintain PostgreSQL database.
2. Establish, analyze and optimize approaches to load and extract data from the database including development of corresponding tools. Create standards and approaches for online and batch data access.
3. Provide support and help to application developers that access the database. Applications are written in Python on BSD/Linux platforms.
Skills required include:
* Expertise in PostgreSQL
* Knowledge of database design and optimization best practices
* Strong BSD/Linux experience, ability to write Python scripts
Please contact me directly by email.
jobs+anil@efrontier.com