Database Engineer (PostgreSQL SRE)
Core
Design, configure, and maintain a fleet of PostgreSQL databases for high-volume customer-facing environments, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery.
Role type
Senior Database Engineer (PostgreSQL SRE)
Builds
Scalable, high-availability PostgreSQL database infrastructure on baremetal, AWS, and Kubernetes.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Database Administration
Required skills
PostgreSQL architecture, MVCC, High Availability configuration, Disaster Recovery, Replication (logical/physical/active-active), Performance tuning, Capacity planning, Backup strategies, Cloud infrastructure management (AWS/GCP/Kubernetes), Python
Preferred skills
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Technologies
PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, pgbench, pg_dump
Responsibilities
Handle day-to-day operations and provide detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for outages; Upgrade databases with near-zero downtime; Optimize system performance and execution plans; Design database architecture and solutions; Implement security best practices and backup methodologies; Participate in evaluating new technologies for distributed databases.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC