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Database Engineer
Location
Canada
Posted
49 days ago
Salary
$126.1K - $140.1K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Database Engineer
Tucows
• Design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters • Optimize query performance and indexing strategies • Perform capacity planning, growth forecasting, and workload modeling • Lead response during database incidents • Partner with software engineers to review SQL queries and optimize schemas
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience in large-scale, high-volume production environments
- Strong expertise in PostgreSQL internals: WAL, MVCC, vacuum tuning, query planner, indexing, logical replication
- Advanced SQL and strong schema design and query optimization skills
- Solid experience with Linux systems and networking fundamentals
- Experience building automation using Go or Python
- Experience with monitoring tools such as: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PMM, pg_stat_statements
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Generous benefits
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