Senior Platform Engineer - Postgres Specialist

About the role

We are seeking an experienced engineer to join our team and help us build our Cloud database experience while ensuring operational excellence on our database platform. You will work with a close-knit team, handling performance and operational issues on our Platform, as well as designing and developing features that elevate our Cloud database experience.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing database-related Cloud features, working across many layers of the stack to ensure a seamless Postgres experience
• Ensuring operational excellence, performance, and observability for our fleet of Postgres/Timescale instances
• Diving deep into complex performance issues faced by our Cloud customers

Requirements

• Extensive experience running and orchestrating dynamic stateful Postgres workloads at scale on Kubernetes
• Deep knowledge of Golang, Linux, and Apate
• Contributions to the Postgres ecosystem – either core Postgres or open source tooling around it
• Track record of building internal systems, services, and tools for managing Postgres at scale
• Deep experience with analyzing database performance, tuning Postgres parameters, and optimizing Postgres workloads

Qualifications

• Experience with PostgreSQL and related technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes and other container orchestration tools
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to dive deep into complex performance issues
• Ability to work effectively in a remote and distributed team environment

Skills

• PostgreSQL
• Kubernetes
• Golang
• Linux
• Performance tuning
• Observability

Benefits

• Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave
• Fridays off in August
• Stock options for long-term growth
• Monthly WiFi stipend
• Professional development and educational resources
• Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)

Pay

Competitive salary and benefits package tailored to individual needs.

Schedule

Full-time position in the US and EU.