Database Engineer

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a Database Engineer to strengthen reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.

This early-stage company will rely on you to turn priorities into concrete plans, work across functions, and build scalable processes that evolve with the business. You will own day-to-day infrastructure decisions with autonomy and communicate tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience building reliable infrastructure and cloud ops.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to document decisions and plans clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Translate the priorities of the Database Engineer role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Skills

Reliable infrastructure

Cloud operations

Automation

Monitoring

Documentation

Ownership

Tools

AWS

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Help build Nicely Co.'s reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience as Database Engineer, with meaningful ownership in an early-stage company.

Position overview

Nicely Co. is seeking a Database Engineer to strengthen reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook. The successful candidate will use sound judgment, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.Responsibilities may evolve as the company grows. This is an opportunity to influence how the Infrastructure & IT function develops, establish useful standards, and leave behind systems that scale responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Translate the priorities of the Database Engineer role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the Database Engineer scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modern methods and tools used in Infrastructure & IT.
• Experience in a startup, small business, or other resource-conscious environment.
• Evidence of improving a workflow, standard, product, service, or measurable outcome.
• Relevant education, certification, portfolio, or equivalent practical experience.
• Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
• Opportunity to help build an early-stage company.
• Direct impact on company growth and operating quality.
• Cross-functional collaboration and professional development opportunities.
• Significant ownership over assigned responsibilities.
• Opportunity for responsibilities to expand as the company grows.