PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Junior/Middle) ID39991 Porto

PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Junior/Middle) ID39991
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Agile
Engine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates
- 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
- first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

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

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join our team as a Postgre
SQL Database Engineer and make a real impact! You’ll design and optimize scalable databases, ensure
- notch performance, and collaborate with engineers, QA, and Dev
Ops to keep our systems running smoothly. This is a
- on role where your expertise in SQL, data integrity, and database optimization will directly shape our product. Work remotely with a global team and help us build reliable,
- performance systems that power our growth.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

-Design and implement efficient Postgre
SQL schemas to support product features and scalability;
- Maintain and tune database performance, ensuring high availability and responsiveness;
- Collaborate with engineers, QA, and Dev
Ops to streamline data flow and reliability;
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve
- 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 Postgre
SQL;
- Experience in data modeling, creating queries, functions, and ETL code;
- 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);
- Willingness to work with 6–7 hours of overlap with US Central Time.

NICE TO HAVES

- Experience with other database systems (e. g. , My
SQL, Mongo
DB);
- 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 Dev
Ops practices (e. g. , Docker, Kubernetes);
- Experience with these technologies: sqitch, pgtaps, dbt, metaplane, AWS glue.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, Tech
Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: We match your
- 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
- tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.

- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal
- life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.