Steam Database Administrator (SQL Server)

Location: In-person in Bellevue, WA, USA

Company

Valve is an entertainment and technology company creating digital distribution and social entertainment experiences through Steam.

What you will do

• Plan, implement, and maintain Steam database systems.
• Perform physical database implementation, including index tuning, storage management, partitioning, and datacenter hardware integration.
• Monitor, tune, and refactor database and server performance.
• Implement database features covering data modeling, procedural code design, query tuning, and performance management.
• Design and implement security, availability, and disaster recovery systems, including backup, log shipping, mirroring, and Always On.
• Collaborate with software, networking, and operations engineers while independently identifying priorities and improvements.

Requirements

• Significant industry experience in database design, implementation, and maintenance.
• Expertise with relational database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server.
• Database administration experience in large-scale, high-availability environments.
• Experience with task automation and configuration management using languages such as PowerShell or Python.
• Experience designing and managing disk storage systems.
• Experience with capacity planning, system integration, and networking systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Self-motivated, accountable work environment with flexibility to define work priorities.
• Opportunity to collaborate with experts across multiple disciplines.
• Flexible schedule supporting families and domestic partnerships.
• Health insurance, 401(k) employer match, generous vacation, and family leave.
• On-site amenities, fertility and adoption assistance, and childcare reimbursement during interviews.

Hiring process

• Valve does not generally require specific credentials or qualifications and is not actively targeting a fixed headcount; applications are accepted from talented database specialists.