Database Developer

Position Description:Database DeveloperMySpace Music is a newly created joint venture between MySpace.com and a host of the world’s largest music content partners. Music has been a primary bloodline of MySpace.com since its inception and remains its cornerstone entertainment channel today, allowing over 5 million artists big and small to establish direct relationships with fans and virally market their content. Already the most highly-trafficked music website with 30 million unique users, MySpace Music aims to leverage its existing audience and artist base and, in partnership with the major, indie, and unsigned artist communities, deliver a 360-degree music experience allowing users to enjoy the most robust repository of ad-supported audio and music video on the web as well as one-stop shopping for all music-related e-commerce. MySpace Music is headquartered alongside MySpace.com in Beverly Hills, CA.The MySpace.com Data Services team is responsible for data architecture, data infrastructure and operations for all MySpace.com data systems. The data developer will be a member of the Strategic Architecture and Development team. The candidate will be part of a team responsible for gathering and developing requirements for large scale distributed data systems. The candidate will work closely with the data architects and designer on data developer to support MySpace features, working closely with application developers and product management. Required Skills:• Minimum 2 years experience in the design and development of data systems and services focusing on scalability and high performance• Demonstrated experience with SQL development in a transactional environment• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills• Experience developing complex stored procedures and other database objects optimized for high transactional performance• Working knowledge of the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or 2005 engine• Experience with XML, XQuery, DOM, DTDs, XML Schemas and XML parsing tools preferred but not required• Strong verbal and written communication skillsThe candidate needs to work well in a high pressure team environment with a strong focus on Agile development processes. The candidate should be able to handle operational responsibilities with respect to the data systems’ the candidate works on. To Apply Visit Fox Click here to see all MySpace opportunities