Senior Database Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Senior Database Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain high-performance PostgreSQL databases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and optimize PostgreSQL database schemas for performance and scalability
• Deploy and manage PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, ensuring high availability and security
• Support live production deployments and troubleshoot database-related incidents

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; master's degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning
• Experience managing high-volume, transaction-heavy relational databases
• Strong knowledge of SQL tuning, indexing strategies, and partitioning
• Hands-on experience with database upgrades, schema migrations, and versioning