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Database Engineer / Database Administrator

80k – 130kAtlanta, GAHybrid1+ YOE
Summary

Administer and optimize AWS PostgreSQL databases, tune queries, and improve data schemas while using AI tools for daily workflows.

About the role

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Help administer and monitor AWS PostgreSQL databases, picking up best practices for reliability and performance
  • Work alongside senior engineers to spot performance issues and find tuning opportunities
  • Collaborate daily with development teams and other departments
  • Review developer-driven data architecture changes and share feedback
  • Dig into query performance problems and grow skills in database optimization
  • Take part in release and deployment processes
  • Contribute to internal improvements like automating manual tasks, speeding up data delivery, and supporting infrastructure growth
  • Use AI agents, LLM-powered tools, and automation to handle routine work like query analysis, schema reviews, documentation, and troubleshooting more efficiently
  • Keep RDS systems running well day to day
  • Help assess and improve data schemas for efficiency by reviewing indices, spotting redundant columns, and evaluating table structures
  • Stay curious, research new technologies, propose AI-driven solutions, and bring ideas to make systems and team more productive

The Expertise You'll Bring

  • A solid foundation in relational databases and data architecture built through professional work, school projects, internships, or personal exploration
  • Experience or strong academic exposure to designing, building, and scaling databases
  • Familiarity with SQL and a real interest in going deeper with PostgreSQL and cloud database services
  • Comfort using AI assistants, copilots, and LLM-powered tools as a core part of how you work
  • A team-first mindset where success is defined by what we accomplish together
  • A proactive, curious attitude and a genuine desire to keep learning

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 or more years of experience in a data/database engineer or DBA role
  • 3 or more years of experience working with databases and data architectures in any IT capacity
  • Hands-on experience with AWS RDS or Aurora
  • Demonstrated use of AI agents or LLM-powered tools to do technical work more efficiently

Tech You'll Work With

  • Hosting & Administration: AWS RDS and Aurora
  • Database Systems: PostgreSQL and MS SQL Server
  • Languages: SQL, Python, and Shell Scripting
  • AI & Agentic Tools: LLM-powered assistants like Claude and GitHub Copilot, alongside AI-driven automation workflows
  • Data Warehouses & Integration: Snowflake, Fivetran, Celigo, and Boomi
  • Build & Deployment: GitHub Actions, Terraform, Liquibase, and Jenkins
  • Analytics & Logging: DataDog and Tableau
  • Communication: Atlassian Jira and Slack
Skills
PostgreSQLAWS RDSAWS AuroraSQLPythonShell ScriptingTerraformGitHub ActionsJenkinsSnowflake
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