Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer

• As a Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for the reliability, performance, scalability, security, and evolution of Open Table’s PostgreSQL platform
• You will own complex database initiatives end-to-end, partner with cross-functional engineering teams to build an automated and cloud-native data platform, and serve as a senior escalation point for production systems
• In this hybrid role based in Toronto, you will establish modern database practices and ensure database infrastructure supports business growth while maintaining high availability
• Your work will directly empower engineering teams and ensure a seamless, reliable experience for millions of diners and restaurants worldwide
• Lead the design, architecture, and lifecycle management of PostgreSQL environments to ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalable performance
• Automate provisioning, major-version upgrades, monitoring, and credential rotation to reduce manual effort and operational toil across database infrastructure
• Partner with Product and Data Engineering teams to review database designs, optimize schemas, improve query performance, and establish safe migration practices
• Drive cloud database strategy across multi-region environments, balancing performance, security, cost efficiency, and operational excellence
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point during production incidents, conducting root-cause analysis and implementing long-term reliability improvements
• Mentor engineers, establish reusable operational patterns, and raise technical standards through clear documentation and cross-team collaboration

• Generous parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Enriched learning and development opportunities - leadership development & access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
• Work from (almost) anywhere - wherever you do your best work
• Mental health and well-being - company-paid therapy sessions through Spring Health, company-paid subscription to Head Space, and company-wide weeks off a year so the whole team can recharge

Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture and internals, including query planning, locking, write-ahead logging, replication, vacuuming, and connection management

Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming or automation language such as Python, Go, or Bash7+ years of experience administering, engineering, and operating PostgreSQL or equivalent complex database systems in production environments

Hands-on experience building database automation using infrastructure-as-code or configuration

Proven experience designing, implementing, and operating high-availability, disaster-recovery, and failover solutions for critical database infrastructure

Experience operating PostgreSQL in public cloud platforms, Kubernetes, or containerized environments

Familiarity with supplementary data platforms such as Redis, MongoDB, Open Search, or distributed databases

Experience with telemetry and observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Open Telemetry Experience  improving developer productivity through self-service database provisioning and platform automation