Junior PostgreSQL DB Engineer — Remote & Flexible Hours

AgileEngine, LLC.; Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 226,559,000 - 356,022,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation (USD)

Flextime / flexible schedule

Job summary

AgileEngine in Usaquen, Colombia is seeking a Database Engineer with PostgreSQL expertise to design scalable schemas and optimize performance. You will collaborate with engineers, QA, and DevOps to ensure reliable data flow and system availability across environments.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of PostgreSQL experience, strong SQL tuning skills, and a solid grasp of backups, replication, and CI/CD practices. English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in database engineering focusing on PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing, maintaining, and optimizing complex relational databases.
• Strong SQL performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization knowledge.
• Knowledge of data integrity, backups, and replication strategies.
• CI/CD practices related to database change management.
• Excellent English communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement PostgreSQL schemas to support features and scale.
• Tune and maintain database performance for high availability.
• Collaborate with engineers, QA, and DevOps to streamline data flow.
• Monitor and resolve database-related issues.
• Support data integration and migration across environments.
• Contribute to best practices and coding standards for data reliability.

Skills

PostgreSQL

SQL performance tuning

Database design

Backups

Replication strategies

CI/CD practices

English communication

Independent work

Tools

AWS RDS

GCP Cloud SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

dbt

sqitch

pgtaps

metaplane

AWS Glue

Job description

Usaquen, Colombia | Posted on 07/10/2025

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Design and implement efficient PostgreSQL schemas to support product features and scalability;

- Maintain and tune database performance, ensuring high availability and responsiveness;

- Collaborate with engineers, QA, and DevOps to streamline data flow and reliability;

- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database-related issues;

- Support data integration and migration efforts across environments;

- Contribute to establishing best practices and maintaining high coding standards for data integrity and reliability.

MUST HAVES

- 2+ years of experience in database engineering with a focus on PostgreSQL;

- Proven experience in designing, maintaining, and optimizing complex relational database systems;

- Strong knowledge of SQL performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization;

- Experience with schema design for scalable and maintainable systems;

- Ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks, and deliver with minimal supervision;

- Solid understanding of data integrity, backups, and replication strategies;

- Familiarity with CI/CD practices in relation to database change management;

- Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written).

NICE TO HAVES

-Experience with other database systems (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB);

- Familiarity with cloud services like AWS RDS or GCP Cloud SQL;

- Knowledge of data migration techniques;

- Experience supporting backend services written in Java or other modern backend stacks;

- Exposure to DevOps practices (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes);

- Experience with these technologies: sqitch, pgtaps, dbt, metaplane, AWS glue.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING US

- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.

- A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.

- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

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