Senior Database Engineer
Senior Database Engineer
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Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Database Expert with deep expertise in PostgreSQL and DynamoDB on the cloud (preferably AWS RDS Aurora DynamoDB). The ideal candidate will be responsible for analyzing our existing database architecture identifying areas of improvement and designing scalable high-performance solutions that align with our business and technical goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess and document the current PostgreSQL and DynamoDB structures schemas and data flows.
- Identify performance bottlenecks inefficiencies and risks (scalability availability security).
- Propose and implement database optimizations including indexing strategies normalization/denormalization decisions and partitioning/sharding if required.
- Design a scalable hybrid architecture leveraging both relational (Postgres) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) databases.
- Optimize query performance storage costs and backup/restore strategies for both database types.
- Collaborate with developers and DevOps teams to ensure smooth integration with applications and CI/CD pipelines.
- Provide guidance on monitoring alerting and disaster recovery planning.
Qualifications :
- 5 years of hands-on experience with PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning.
- Strong experience with AWS DynamoDB including data modeling (partition keys sort keys) capacity planning (on-demand vs. provisioned) and stream processing.
- Proven track record of database architecture design and optimization for high-traffic production workloads.
- Expertise in cloud database solutions preferably AWS (RDS Aurora DynamoDB Redshift experience is a plus).
- Strong understanding of data modeling indexing replication and backup strategies for both SQL and NoSQL.
- Proficiency in analyzing slow queries query execution plans and implementing improvements.
- Familiarity with database security best practices and compliance requirements.
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform CloudFormation) is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Additional Information :
Nice-to-Have
- Knowledge of other database technologies (NoSQL beyond DynamoDB e.g. MongoDB).
- Experience with data migration and hybrid architecture transitions (SQL NoSQL).
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (pgstatstatements AWS CloudWatch Datadog Grafana).
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
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Department / Functional Area
Engineering
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