Senior/Staff Database Administrator (PostgreSQL) - Remote

Overview

Shopmonkey is looking for a Senior/Staff Database Administrator (PostgreSQL) to lead the adoption and management of PostgreSQL within their platform team, ensuring best practices and optimization.

In Short

• Remote position focused on North American timezones.
• Lead the migration from CockroachDB to PostgreSQL.
• Establish best practices for PostgreSQL management.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for database optimization.
• Enhance disaster recovery processes.
• Mentor team members on database practices.
• Design and maintain high availability strategies.
• Implement monitoring and alerting for database health.
• Participate in on-call rotation for high-severity incidents.
• 5+ years of PostgreSQL experience required.

Requirements

• Extensive PostgreSQL experience with query optimization.
• Proven migration expertise from distributed SQL databases.
• Understanding of high availability and disaster recovery.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform's Cloud SQL.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Pulumi.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive in driving database best practices.

Benefits

• Work in a leading auto-repair software company.
• Opportunity to influence best practices and migration strategies.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Engage in continuous learning and development.