Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)
Core
Senior PostgreSQL DBA responsible for multi-terabyte data-layer operations, query optimization, and reliability automation on Amazon Aurora.
Role type
Senior IC database reliability engineer
Builds
Reliable, automated PostgreSQL clusters and data-layer infrastructure for enterprise AI orchestration
Domain
Cloud infrastructure + Database reliability
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
PostgreSQL operations, query optimization, index design, schema management, connection pooling, Terraform, Ansible, Linux, incident response, RCA, observability
Preferred skills
ClickHouse, OpenSearch, Redis/Valkey, Neo4j, Kubernetes, Vault, ArgoCD, GitOps, AI coding assistants
Technologies
AWS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, PgBouncer, Terraform, Ansible, VictoriaMetrics, Vault, Linux
Responsibilities
Design indexes and schemas for multi-terabyte tables, optimize queries for application teams, manage connection pooling and upgrades, automate database operations, handle incident response and RCAs, maintain observability dashboards, partner on data-model decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
