Sr. Database Engineer
Core
Design, optimize, and operate the relational data platform for high-volume, multi-tenant mobility products on AWS.
Role type
Senior individual contributor database engineer
Builds
Relational schema, migration pipelines, and data durability for hundreds of microservices
Domain
Cloud infrastructure (AWS) and relational databases (PostgreSQL)
Required skills
PostgreSQL, schema design, query optimization, CI/CD integration, SQL, Python/TypeScript/Go/Bash, infrastructure as code, observability, disaster recovery
Preferred skills
Mobility/transportation domain, GraphQL layers, multi-tenant architecture, event streaming (Kafka), data warehousing (Redshift/Snowflake), legacy database interoperability
Technologies
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, Flyway, Liquibase, Terraform, CloudFormation, Datadog, CloudWatch, Kafka, MSK
Responsibilities
Design and manage relational schema and migrations; tune high-volume OLTP workloads and diagnose latency; consolidate data access patterns; manage backups, replication, and failover; implement security and compliance controls; partner with engineering on data access patterns.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
