Sr. Postgres Database Engineer Job at Atlas Search, New York, NY

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  • Atlas Search
  • New York, NY

Job Description

This position is a senior opportunity where deep PostgreSQL engineering expertise truly shapes the direction of the platform. This VP-level role focuses on owning and optimizing multiple PostgreSQL clusters across prod, dev, and UAT environments, all running on Linux. It’s a highly hands-on position for someone who enjoys full lifecycle ownership: architecture, HA/DR design, performance tuning, indexing strategies, debugging complex query paths, and improving database health through proactive monitoring.

What makes this role compelling is the breadth: you’d not only lead database engineering, but also dive below the database tier—Linux, hardware, networking—while collaborating closely with development and infrastructure teams. The environment is built around high availability (Patroni), heavy SQL optimization, CDC, replication, version upgrades, and containerized deployments with Docker/Kubernetes.

The team values an engineering mindset, strong communication with cross-functional partners, and the ability to evangelize PostgreSQL best practices. If you enjoy being the go-to authority for database performance and reliability, this could be a strong match.

Responsibilities

• Managed and supported multiple PostgreSQL environments (production, development, UAT) running on Linux across physical, virtual, and containerized setups.

• Architected and deployed database solutions aligned with business needs, including performance, availability, and data-model design.

• Improved database efficiency through tuning efforts spanning system configuration, indexing strategy, and partitioning.

• Built and refined complex SQL queries to support heavy-volume workloads.

• Established and maintained backup strategies and recovery workflows.

• Implemented monitoring and alerting to ensure stability, capacity insight, and proactive issue prevention.

• Investigated and resolved database issues, including diving into OS, network, and hardware layers when needed.

• Partnered with engineering and infrastructure teams to support application and platform requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years dedicated to PostgreSQL administration.

• Daily, hands-on experience with Linux systems.

• Deep expertise in PostgreSQL operations—HA frameworks (e.g., Patroni), replication, security, maintenance routines, upgrades, migrations, CDC pipelines, configuration, and observability.

• Strong background in performance tuning and SQL optimization.

• Familiarity with best-practice usage patterns and the ability to mentor teams on effective database usage.

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