Senior PostgreSQL & SQL Server DBA — Scale & Performance

Adaptiva Corporation; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (100% paid by company

401(k) retirement plan

Stock options

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Adaptiva Corporation is seeking a Senior Database Administrator in Kirkland, WA to lead the design, development, and optimization of mission-critical database solutions. You will ensure database availability, reliability, and performance across development, staging, and production environments.

You will optimize complex SQL queries, support PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve bottlenecks and security concerns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field.
• Expertise in PostgreSQL; MSSQL experience is a plus.
• Experience with complex SQL development, schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
• Experience with PostgreSQL replication.
• Experience diagnosing and improving performance in large-scale or high-growth systems.
• Hands-on DB performance techniques including indexing, partitioning, and query optimization.

Responsibilities

• Monitor database health, availability, and resource utilization.
• Manage capacity planning and infrastructure requirements.
• Troubleshoot and optimize SQL queries for performance and scalability.
• Support on-prem and cloud databases (PostgreSQL and SQL Server).
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, backups, migrations, and recovery.

Skills

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

SQL development

Query optimization

Performance tuning

Database design

PL/pgSQL

T-SQL

Bash scripting

Replication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Elasticsearch

Loki

Kubernetes

GitOps

Job description

Adaptiva Corporation is seeking a Senior Database Administrator in Kirkland, WA to lead the design, development, and optimization of mission-critical database solutions. You will ensure database availability, reliability, and performance across development, staging, and production environments.

You will optimize complex SQL queries, support PostgreSQL and SQL Server, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve bottlenecks and security concerns.