Staff Software Engineer, PostgreSQL
Core
Design and scale PostgreSQL data models, Kafka-driven event pipelines, and GraphQL APIs for data-centric applications.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Data Platform & Database Engineering)
Builds
Datastore platform, event-driven systems, dataset snapshots into the warehouse, and production-grade PostgreSQL services.
Domain
Data infrastructure, distributed systems, database engineering
Required skills
PostgreSQL (schema design, query tuning, replication, migrations), Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar/Kinesis, distributed systems, API design, containerization (Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Helm), mentoring
Preferred skills
Julia, LLM-assisted coding tools, GraphQL, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js
Technologies
PostgreSQL, Kafka, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Julia, Python, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, Amazon Kinesis, Node.js
Responsibilities
Design and architect complex data systems and event pipelines; optimize PostgreSQL performance and manage schema evolution; mentor engineers and improve team practices; debug cross-system issues and draft technical RFCs.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship and architectural leadership