Senior Database Engineer

Piper Companies is looking to fill the role of Senior Database Engineer for a leading technology company located in Raleigh, NC. The Senior Database Engineer will combine database engineering, reliability engineering, and platform automation to support relational databases, streaming systems, analytical stores, and low-latency data services The Senior Database Engineer role is a remote position.

Responsibilities of the Senior Database Engineer Include:

• Design, administer, and optimize PostgreSQL database environments to ensure high availability, performance, security, and reliability across production systems.
• Troubleshoot complex database, infrastructure, and application issues across PostgreSQL, Linux, storage, networking, and cloud platforms.
• Automate database and infrastructure operations using Terraform and scripting tools to improve scalability, efficiency, and operational consistency.
• Manage database lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, backup/recovery, monitoring, capacity planning, performance tuning, and disaster recovery testing.
• Support and operate distributed data platforms such as Kafka/MSK and participate in incident response, on-call rotations, and continuous reliability improvements.

Qualifications for the Senior Database Engineer Include:

• Ability to work remotely within the United States.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, operating, and troubleshooting PostgreSQL databases in large-scale production environments.
• Strong Linux systems administration expertise, including performance tuning, memory management, I/O optimization, security, and system configuration.
• Proven experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code tools, particularly Terraform, along with scripting experience in Python or Bash.
• Experience supporting Kafka/MSK or similar distributed data technologies, with knowledge of streaming, messaging, scalability, and reliability best practices.

Compensation for the Senior Database Engineer Includes:

• $130,000-$160,000 annually
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on 11/10/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Sr. Engineer, Sr. Database engineer, database engineer, reliability engineer, platform automation

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