Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Hybrid)
Core
Provide technical leadership for the reliability, performance, scalability, and security of OpenTable's PostgreSQL platform, ensuring infrastructure supports business growth for millions of diners and 60,000+ restaurant partners.
Role type
Senior IC PostgreSQL Database Engineer
Builds
Automated and cloud-native data platform, high-availability PostgreSQL environments
Domain
Hospitality technology, Cloud infrastructure, Database systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL architecture and internals, SQL, Python/Go/Bash, Infrastructure-as-code, High-availability design, Disaster recovery, Query optimization, Automation scripting
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, Containerization, Telemetry/Observability (Grafana/Prometheus), Distributed databases (Redis/MongoDB/OpenSearch)
Technologies
PostgreSQL, Python, Go, Bash, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Redis, MongoDB, OpenSearch
Responsibilities
Lead design and lifecycle management of PostgreSQL environments; Automate provisioning, upgrades, monitoring, and credential rotation; Partner with teams to optimize schemas and query performance; Drive cloud database strategy across multi-region environments; Serve as senior technical escalation point for production incidents; Mentor engineers and establish operational patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC