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Job Title: PostgreSQL Database Engineer Location: Dallas, TX/Onsite Senior Database Engineer PostgreSQL Position Overview We are looking for a skilled Database Engineer with strong expertise in PostgreSQL to help design, optimize, and maintain our database infrastructure. You will play an important role in ensuring the high performance, availability, and scalability of our database environments while supporting development and operational teams. Drive best practices and consistency of database principles implemented across all the product areas. This role applies solid PostgreSQL and data engineering skills to support database design decisions, deliver reliable database services, and collaborate closely with engineering and product teams. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Contribute to the design and implementation of PostgreSQL database systems, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals. Optimize PostgreSQL performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, and configuration adjustments. Manage database replication, backup, and recovery processes using PostgreSQL-native tools and third-party solutions. Monitor database health and proactively address performance bottlenecks and system anomalies. Collaborate with application developers to design efficient data models and support application performance. Ensure database security, access control, and compliance with data governance policies. Support PostgreSQL upgrades, patching, and migration efforts across environments. Implement and maintain observability using Prometheus/Grafana dashboards, alerting policies, and centralized logging. Partner with operational and infrastructure teams to ensure database reliability, capacity planning, and smooth day-to-day operations across environments. Create and maintain runbooks, participate in on-call rotations, triage incidents, and contribute to blameless post-incident reviews. Participate in process-improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, collaboration, and data quality within the engineering team. Minimum Qualifications Proof of authorization to work in the United States. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (Master's a plus). 5+ years of relevant work experience. 3+ years of experience in database engineering, with a focus on PostgreSQL and scalable data architectures. Solid knowledge of database design principles, normalization, and development methodologies. Proficiency in PostgreSQL, including features such as partitioning, replication, and performance tuning. Experience working closely with application developers to refine and implement data models and queries. Understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, including database design and data modeling. Experience with PostgreSQL performance tuning, query optimization, and monitoring tools (e.g., pg_stat_statements, pgBadger, pgBouncer). Experience with database schema version control tools such as Liquibase, or AtlasGo. Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL replication, including configuration and management of backup tools such as pgBackRest or Barman, and executing failover strategies. Familiarity with Kubernetes (K8s) for deploying, operating, and troubleshooting containerized workloads. Working knowledge of containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible). Familiarity with source control management (e.g., Git/GitHub) and standard branching, review, and versioning workflows. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating database changes into automated deployment workflows. Familiarity with PostgreSQL operators for Kubernetes (e.g., CloudNativePG, EDB Postgres) Experience deploying and managing PostgreSQL on Kubernetes (Helm charts, StatefulSets, and persistent storage management) is a plus. Experience deploying, running, and managing PostgreSQL databases within on-premises infrastructure environments, containerized platforms like RedHat OpenShift. Soft Skills Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across teams and with contacts of different backgrounds and levels of experience.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.