Senior PostgreSQL Architect - High Availability & Hybrid

SOURCE.ME; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Hybrid work (1 day/week)

Annual learning budget

Job summary

SOURCE.ME in the Netherlands is seeking a senior PostgreSQL-focused Database Engineer to own the data layer, push for reliability, and reduce bottlenecks across teams.

You’ll manage PostgreSQL on AWS (RDS/Aurora), design schemas, implement zero-downtime upgrades, and contribute to DR planning with strong observability and cost discipline.

Hybrid role: one day per week on-site in Eindhoven, with relocation support where appropriate and a €2,000 annual learning budget to keep you ahead.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in database engineering/administration, PostgreSQL-first, with 4+ years in high-availability production environments.
• 3+ years running PostgreSQL on AWS (RDS or Aurora): backups, replication, monitoring, performance tuning.
• Genuinely comfortable in PostgreSQL internals, planner, vacuuming, WAL, query plans.

Responsibilities

• PostgreSQL on AWS RDS and Aurora: performance, indexing, schema design, end to end
• Backup and disaster recovery strategy, including restore testing and proper RTO/RPO targets
• Major-version upgrades and zero-downtime migrations, on systems that genuinely can't afford downtime
• Being the go-to PostgreSQL voice for backend and platform engineers: training, playbooks, raising the bar across teams
• A seat in shaping long-term PostgreSQL strategy: tooling, observability, cost-efficiency

Skills

PostgreSQL

AWS

High availability

Performance tuning

Observability

CI/CD

Git

Terraform

Python/ORM familiarity

Job description

SOURCE.ME in the Netherlands is seeking a senior PostgreSQL-focused Database Engineer to own the data layer, push for reliability, and reduce bottlenecks across teams.

You’ll manage PostgreSQL on AWS (RDS/Aurora), design schemas, implement zero-downtime upgrades, and contribute to DR planning with strong observability and cost discipline.

Hybrid role: one day per week on-site in Eindhoven, with relocation support where appropriate and a €2,000 annual learning budget to keep you ahead.