Staff Software Engineer, PostgreSQL

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. Lead design and architecture for complex projects and systems within the Datastore .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend development with a focus on data platforms, including proficiency in SQL and PostgreSQL, as well as experience in data modeling and API design. Capable of leading complex projects, mentoring engineers, and improving operational robustness through effective documentation and tooling.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Backend Development ExperienceProficiency in SQLPostgreSQL OperationsData ModelingEvent Processing with Kafka

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Hard Skills

Data ModelingDistributed SystemsAPI DesignDatabase EngineeringSQLPostgreSQLData StreamingEvent ProcessingJuliaPython

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsMentoring EngineersSelf-Directed Approach

Tools & Technologies

KafkaRabbitMQPulsarAmazon KinesisKubernetesTerraformHelm

Industry Keywords

Data PlatformsEvent-Driven Pipeline DesignComplex Systems DesignHybrid TeamsLLM-Assisted Coding Tools

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGraphQLJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesNode.jsPostgresPulsarPythonRabbitMQSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design and architecture for complex projects and systems within the Datastore
Translate product, scientific, clinical, and engineering stakeholder requirements into integrations, services, and scalable data-platform solutions
Debug and profile ambiguous problems across system boundaries and improve structure, test coverage, and tooling
Implement features with high standards for data integrity, design soundness, and maintainability
Draft RFCs and lead complex feature discovery and technical design phases
Plan individual and team work, balancing speed, generalizability, technical debt, and stakeholder needs
Teach and mentor engineers, provide actionable feedback, and potentially act as a technical lead
Improve Datastore operational robustness and usability through documentation, tools, and dashboards
Own event pipelines, GraphQL APIs, core data models, third-party integrations, and/or PostgreSQL performance, operations, and access controls
Collaborate across platform, application, scientific, clinical, product, and support teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of backend development experience, including at least 3 years focused on data platforms and backend infrastructure for data-centric applications
Highly proficient in at least one of: data modeling, distributed systems, API design, or database engineering
Strong proficiency in SQL and production experience with PostgreSQL as an application database
Experience writing and tuning complex SQL queries and reasoning about schema design, indexes, and query plans
Hands-on experience with data streaming and event processing using Kafka or an equivalent such as RabbitMQ, Pulsar, Amazon Kinesis, or another cloud-based equivalent
Proficiency in Julia or Python; Julia experience is a strong plus but not required
Experience deploying and operating services in containerized environments
Familiarity with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and/or Helm
Track record of mentoring engineers and improving team practices, tooling, test coverage, or documentation
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-directed approach and experience thriving in hybrid or fully remote teams
Experience with, or interest in, LLM-assisted or agentic coding tools in production
For the Datastore Systems role: GraphQL and TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js); end-to-end event-driven pipeline design; complex systems design
For the PostgreSQL & Data Modeling role: deep PostgreSQL knowledge including query planner, index selection, EXPLAIN (ANALYZE), data modeling, schema evolution under load, zero-downtime migrations, lock avoidance, backfill and verification, and production PostgreSQL operations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Paid time off (PTO)
Robust asynchronous work practices
Remote work experience
In-person office hubs in Boston, New York City, and Paris