Senior Database Engineer

As a Senior Database Engineer, you will be working on state-of-the-art solutions, involving the following topics:

Requirements

3+ years of experience in running PostgreSQL in large production environments
Strong skills in performance optimization of large and heavily loaded databases (>1TiB, >10k TPS)
Readiness to dive deep into PostgreSQL internals
A proven track record of increasing responsibility in the field of databases
Experience and skills in the field of systems performance (PostgreSQL and Linux monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning)
Self-motivation and strong desire to achieve the highest levels of expertise
Solid skills of reading and using EXPLAIN command to troubleshoot and optimize SQL queries
Technical English
Advanced SQL and PL/pgSQL knowledge

Experience in partitioning
Experience in sharding
Experience in implementation of SQL optimization workflow, involving pg_stat_statements, log-based analysis, etc.
Experience in development/tuning of advanced PostgreSQL monitoring setups either from scratch or based on existing components
Deep understanding of file systems
ZFS experience
Go and/or C
Python and/or Ruby
Oracle or SQL Server scalability and performance optimization experience
Knowledge of basic machine learning algorithms and experience/with popular machine learning frameworks
Cloud experience (AWS, GCP)
Experience in working with logical decoding and replication
Experience in working in a distributed team
Good verbal/written skills in English

Development of new open-source to automate:
- SQL query optimization
- Database experiments to verify DB migrations, complex changes, etc
- PostgreSQL configuration tuning
SQL performance troubleshooting and optimization
DB schema design to store data securely and efficiently
Code reviews and interaction with development teams
Setting up SQL optimization workflow in various development teams
Direct work with our clients to help them scale and optimize their PostgreSQL databases
Assisting the development team to develop brand new tools that solve database scalability and performance problems

Development of game-changing tools for software engineers
Interesting and challenging tasks, basis for constant learning of new technologies
Team of professionals and a supportive atmosphere
Extremely competitive pay depending on experience and skills
Flexible working hours/home-office

Send us your CV to [email protected]