Senior Database Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join a leading technology organization focused on delivering highly available, cloud-native infrastructure and data platforms. The Senior Database Engineer will play a critical role in designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting PostgreSQL environments in production while driving automation and scalability initiatives across AWS and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

Responsibilities of the Senior Database Engineer:

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available PostgreSQL database environments in production.

• Troubleshoot database performance, availability, replication, and scalability issues across complex systems.

• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure within AWS environments.

• Support and enhance containerized database deployments utilizing Kubernetes.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.

• Create automation scripts and operational tooling using Python.

• Partner with DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Software Development teams to improve reliability and performance.

• Implement database monitoring, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.

• Participate in architectural discussions and drive best practices for database operations and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications of the Senior Database Engineer:

• 5+ years of experience designing, administering, and troubleshooting PostgreSQL databases in production environments.

• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and cloud-native technologies.

• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.

• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.

• Experience developing automation and scripting solutions with Python.

• Strong understanding of database tuning, replication, backup/recovery, and high-availability architectures.

• Experience working within Linux-based environments.

• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

Compensation for the Senior Database Engineer includes:

• Salary range: $150,000 - $170,000 depending on experience

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO

This job opens for applications on 11/11/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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