Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, RDS

About the role

This is not a typical DBA or DBE role where you manage databases for specific customers. Instead, you are an integral part of the core database engineering team as you will work closely with developers and product and program managers. You will engage and contribute in the full product cycle: feature brainstorming, design, implementation, validation and customer escalation.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our customers to understand their challenges, solve issues during critical escalations, and teach best practices.
• Act as the “voice of the customer” to bring learnings to the engineering process to design new features and plan end-to-end test scenarios.
• Shape the direction of the RDS service to make it easier to understand how our service is used by customers, including database developers and administrators.
• Drive feature enhancements, permanently resolve the root causes of issues, and improve the performance of our managed database service.
• Be the ultimate subject matter expertise for all things databases, making your work highly sought by the development team, the support team, the account team and customers directly.
• Extend your knowledge to other database engines and not limited to PostgreSQL.
• Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
• Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
• Work in a startup-like development environment, where you’re always working on the most important stuff.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience with PostgreSQL
• At least 5 years operating PostgreSQL systems

Qualifications

• Experience in Postgres, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service

Skills

• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective communication and collaboration skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, mental health support, and more
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Pay

$167,800.00 - $227,000.00 USD annually

Schedule

Full-time