Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (RDBMS)
Core
Design, operate, and scale relational database infrastructure supporting petabyte-scale data workloads, ensuring customer-facing systems remain fast, resilient, and scalable.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (RDBMS)
Builds
High-availability serving layer for mission-critical products
Domain
Data Infrastructure / Relational Databases
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL (distributed), SQL optimization, database profiling, Python/Go automation, CDC/replication pipelines, AI-assisted development, system reliability engineering
Preferred skills
PostgreSQL extension development, AI-native runbook creation, platform modernization
Technologies
PostgreSQL, Citus, Aurora, AlloyDB, PeerDB, Fivetran, Debezium, Datastream, Airbyte, pganalyze, Claude, Copilot
Responsibilities
Design and scale petabyte-scale relational database infrastructure; optimize query performance, index design, and schema; maintain high availability and resolve bottlenecks; build agentic automation for routine operations; manage CDC and replication pipelines; develop safeguards for data integrity; investigate and resolve replication failures; contribute to platform modernization; develop AI-native tooling; partner on schema changes; participate in on-call rotation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC