Senior PostgreSQL & Vector DB Engineer (Scale & Automation)

Kraken; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an experienced professional to join their senior team of DBAs and engineers focusing on PostgreSQL operations. You will scale and tune high-throughput databases, improve reliability, and automate workflows, contributing to the performance of Kraken’s critical services.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience with PostgreSQL, strong operational understanding, and skills in automation and collaboration within a dynamic environment. A commitment to enhancing database security and observability is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating PostgreSQL in high-volume production environments.
• Experience with streaming replication and disaster-recovery drills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Scale and tune high-throughput PostgreSQL clusters.
• Define production patterns for embeddings and data management.
• Build automation for operational workflows and improve observability.

Skills

PostgreSQL operations

Performance tuning

Replication management

Container management

VectorDB experience

Monitoring and alerting

Infrastructure-as-Code

Tools

PgBouncer

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Kraken is seeking an experienced professional to join their senior team of DBAs and engineers focusing on PostgreSQL operations. You will scale and tune high-throughput databases, improve reliability, and automate workflows, contributing to the performance of Kraken’s critical services.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience with PostgreSQL, strong operational understanding, and skills in automation and collaboration within a dynamic environment. A commitment to enhancing database security and observability is essential.