Software Engineer, User Database Infrastructure
Core
Build scalable user database infrastructure and systems that allow knowledge workers to leverage fast, Postgres-based databases without DBA-level expertise.
Role type
Senior backend engineering lead (database infrastructure)
Builds
Customer database provisioning systems, schema evolution tools, query execution engines, and fleet management for Postgres instances.
Domain
SaaS / Collaborative AI workspace / Relational Database Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Production relational database expertise (Postgres/MySQL), technical leadership, backend engineering fundamentals, performance optimization, product judgment, cross-stack engineering, AI-assisted engineering
Preferred skills
Database fleet management, advanced Postgres optimization, query layer/sync engine development
Technologies
Postgres, Go, TypeScript, Node.js, React
Responsibilities
Lead a new product from alpha to general availability, optimize query execution and data loading for large workloads, ensure reliability of schema changes and concurrent writes, design approachable database provisioning experiences, automate fleet operations and strengthen observability
Seniority
Senior, hands-on technical leader