Database Software Engineer

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience with PostgreSQL in large-scale, production environments.
• Strong SQL and PL/pgSQL skills, with deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals.
• Proven experience in software development (Strong expert level C/C++, Python, Go or Java).
• Experience with schema design, indexing strategies, and data partitioning.
• Hands-on experience with replication, backup, and failover solutions.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix, shell scripting and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices.
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills across both database and application layers.
• Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with cloud-managed PostgreSQL services.
• Background in migrating from other database platforms (e.g., Oracle, MySQL) to PostgreSQL.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with microservices and REST API development.
• Familiarity with message queues, event-driven architectures, or streaming platforms (Kafka, Debezium).
• Proficiency in Logical Decoding within PostgreSQL and experience with an open-source Change Data Capture (CDC) platform leveraging this capability.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and implementing scalable PostgreSQL database architectures.
• Optimizing complex queries, indexing strategies, and database configurations.
• Developing tools, scripts, and services to automate database provisioning, monitoring, backups, migrations, and deployments.
• Mentoring developers and junior database engineers on SQL optimization, schema design, and performance tuning.
• Working closely with DevOps/SRE teams on CI/CD pipelines for database changes.

Perks and Benefits

• Passionate team of thinkers, innovators, and dreamers.
• Opportunity to connect people and build communities.
• Create economic opportunity for all.