Senior Database Engineer

Ruby Labs(29 days ago)

RemoteFull TimeSenior$111,050 - $150,199 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

A Senior Database Engineer at Ruby Labs is responsible for designing, operating, and optimizing high-volume databases, particularly AWS Aurora (PostgreSQL), to ensure fast and reliable data infrastructure. The role involves managing complex schemas, optimizing queries, and developing performance solutions for large datasets in a payments environment. Collaboration with backend engineers and product teams is critical to support both transactional and analytical workloads while maintaining data integrity and ensuring scalability. The engineer will also oversee analytics and logging processes, proactively addressing performance issues and executing safe schema migrations.

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Required Skills

Database Ownership
Scalability
AWS Aurora
PostgreSQL
Schema Design
Table Partitioning
Advanced Indexing
Query Optimization
Performance Metrics
Slow Query Analysis

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Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL in production
Experience managing large databases (hundreds of millions of rows or more)
Solid understanding of indexing strategies
Solid understanding of query planners and execution paths
Solid understanding of transactions, isolation levels, and locking
Experience working with AWS-based infrastructure, ideally AWS Aurora
AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, Database Specialty)

About Ruby Labs

rubylabs.com

Ruby Labs is a forward-thinking company that specializes in developing innovative consumer products aimed at transforming sectors such as health, education, and entertainment. With a commitment to enhancing lives, Ruby Labs leverages cutting-edge technology to create solutions that are not only functional but also impactful. The company focuses on crafting products that push the boundaries of traditional markets, creating value for consumers and making a positive difference in their everyday lives.