Senior Database Engineer (m/f/d) - PostgreSQL, Cloud Environment (remote)

Charisma-Tec • Remote (Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia) • 2w ago

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and operate PostgreSQL-based database solutions within a centralized multi-tenant platform
Take technical ownership of PostgreSQL schema design, performance tuning, and operational stability
Plan and execute migrations from legacy or heterogeneous database systems to PostgreSQL
Collaborate closely with backend engineering teams to integrate database solutions into backend services
Define and maintain standards and best practices for relational data modeling and database operations
Ensure high availability, backup and recovery strategies, and predictable database performance
Contribute to platform architecture decisions and the long-term data strategy
Support product teams through technical guidance, reviews, and hands-on collaboration

Your Background & Expertise:

You combine deep relational database expertise with hands-on cloud experience and an architectural mindset.

For this role, you should bring:

Strong practical experience with PostgreSQL and other relational database systems
Advanced knowledge of data modeling, indexing strategies, and query optimization
Experience in database migration and modernization initiatives
Hands-on experience operating PostgreSQL in cloud environments (preferably AWS, e.g., RDS or Aurora)
Solid understanding of backend architectures and data access patterns
Proficiency in at least one backend programming language
Familiarity with high availability concepts, replication, failover, and disaster recovery
Exposure to Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and database monitoring/observability tools
Fluent English skills; German language skills are a plus
Availability with significant overlap with German business hours (CET/CEST)