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We are seeking a skilled remote Lead Database Engineer to join our team and specialize in PostgreSQL/RDS development. This role requires expertise in database performance tuning, optimization, and design. You will be responsible for ensuring data quality and consistency across all databases, developing and implementing databases using PostgreSQL, and collaborating with developers to design and implement efficient database structures. Additionally, you will be troubleshooting and optimizing database performance, providing support for database-related issues, and creating and optimizing database schemas, tables, indexes, and other structures to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.
Responsibilities
- Ensure data quality and consistency across all databases
- Develop and implement databases using PostgreSQL
- Collaborate with developers to design and implement efficient database structures
- Troubleshoot and optimize database performance
- Provide support for database-related issues
- Create and optimize database schemas, tables, indexes, and other structures to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval
- Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers for data manipulation, querying, and reporting
- Optimize database performance by analyzing query execution plans, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing necessary improvements
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Database Engineer, with expertise in PostgreSQL/RDS development
- 1+ year of relevant leadership experience
- Experience with database partitioning and data migration
- Expertise in database performance tuning and identifying areas for improvement
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Excellent communication skills in English, with an upper-intermediate level
Nice to have
- Experience in PL/SQL development
Benefits
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn