PostgreSQL Database Engineer

Hace 2 días

Pereira, RAP Eje Cafetero, Colombia AgileEngine, LLC. Jornada completa $ 116,52 - $ 194,19/año

Pereira, Colombia | Posted on 07/10/2025

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Design and implement efficient PostgreSQL schemas to support product features and scalability;
  • Maintain and tune database performance, ensuring high availability and responsiveness;
  • Collaborate with engineers, QA, and DevOps to streamline data flow and reliability;
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve database-related issues;
  • Support data integration and migration efforts across environments;
  • Contribute to establishing best practices and maintaining high coding standards for data integrity and reliability.

MUST HAVES

  • 2+ years of experience in database engineering with a focus on PostgreSQL;
  • Proven experience in designing, maintaining, and optimizing complex relational database systems;
  • Strong knowledge of SQL performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization;
  • Experience with schema design for scalable and maintainable systems;
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks, and deliver with minimal supervision;
  • Solid understanding of data integrity, backups, and replication strategies;
  • Familiarity with CI/CD practices in relation to database change management;
  • Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written).

NICE TO HAVES

  • Experience with other database systems (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB);
  • Familiarity with cloud services like AWS RDS or GCP Cloud SQL;
  • Knowledge of data migration techniques;
  • Experience supporting backend services written in Java or other modern backend stacks;
  • Exposure to DevOps practices (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes);
  • Experience with these technologies: sqitch, pgtaps, dbt, metaplane, AWS glue.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING US

  • Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
  • Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
  • A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
  • Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.