Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, RDS

Job Description

Join the Database Engineering Team for RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL at AWS to build, improve, and manage PostgreSQL as a fully managed database service.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8 years' experience building and maintaining complex mission-critical production database systems
• 5 years' experience designing and maintaining PostgreSQL relational databases
• 5 years' experience working directly with customers resolving database, systems, and infrastructure-related issues
• Working knowledge of relational database internals, scripting languages, and application programming languages

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to understand challenges, solve critical escalations, and teach best practices
• Drive feature enhancements, resolve root causes of issues, and improve performance of managed database service
• Contribute to the full product cycle including feature brainstorming, design, implementation, and validation
• Engage with open-source community via forums, conferences, and code submissions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)