Sr Database Engineer ( Google AlloyDB / PostGreSQL )

IT Associates; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Database Engineer with expertise in Google AlloyDB and PostgreSQL. This remote position involves architecting high-performance database systems and optimizing them for large-scale applications. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in database architecture and performance tuning. The role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package upon hire.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) with match

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience with Google AlloyDB.
• Strong background in PostgreSQL database architecture.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust AlloyDB database architectures.
• Performance tune Google AlloyDB instances for high-throughput workloads.
• Collaborate with application teams to align database performance.

Skills

Google AlloyDB

PostgreSQL

SQL

Python

Bash

Education

MBA

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Senior Database Engineers with deep expertise in Google AlloyDB and PostgreSQL to join our data platform team. The ideal candidates will have at least 1 year of hands-on experience with Google AlloyDB, with a proven track record of scaling databases to handle hundreds of millions of transactions and hundreds of terabytes of data. Your role will be critical in architecting, optimizing, and maintaining high-performance, mission-critical database systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust AlloyDB database architectures to support large-scale applications.

• Performance tune Google AlloyDB instances for high-throughput workloads and large datasets.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database systems to ensure high availability and low latency.

• Develop strategies for sharding, partitioning, and data distribution to support extreme scalability.

• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to align database performance with business needs.

• Leverage deep PostgreSQL knowledge to improve and extend AlloyDB-based solutions.

• Establish best practices for database security, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.

• Evaluate and implement new features and updates in AlloyDB and PostgreSQL that improve performance and reliability.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience with Google AlloyDB, including performance tuning and scaling for large workloads.

• Strong background in PostgreSQL database architecture, internals, and advanced features.

• Proven experience in scaling databases to 100+ million transactions per day and 100+ terabytes of data.

• Deep understanding of indexing, query optimization, caching, replication, and high availability strategies.

• Experience with monitoring tools, profiling queries, and resolving performance bottlenecks.

• Strong scripting skills (e.g., SQL, PL/pgSQL, Bash, Python) for automation and tooling.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred), containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Google Cloud certifications (e.g., Professional Data Engineer).

• Experience in hybrid cloud or multi-cloud database architectures.

• Contributions to open-source PostgreSQL or AlloyDB tools and extensions.

• Experience with real-time analytics or streaming data solutions

The anticipated hourly rate range for this position is ($75.00-80.00), during the contract period. Actual hourly rate will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, retirement and/or other benefits are available after a waiting period.

Upon hire by the client, the anticipated salary range for this position is $140,000 - 150,000 with bonus. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A Full benefits package, including unlimited Paid Time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, and more is available

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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