Software Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Database Engineer with strong software engineering and cloud database infrastructure experience to support and evolve our

global AWS based database platforms This is a contract role for a hands-on engineer passionate about automation reliability and scalability

with deep expertise in Aurora PostgreSQL and modern cloud database architectures

Key Responsibilities

• Design implement and maintain highly available and performant Aurora PostgreSQL systems in AWS
• Build tools and scripts Python SQL to automate upgrades or migrate databases from 1 cluster aws account

to another with near zero downtime using DMS terraform for DMS infrastructure deployment management

• Implement CICD pipelines workflows for repeatable automated rebuild deployments
• Partner with SREs and service teams to design database solutions that meet application performance and compliance requirements
• Troubleshoot complex production database issues by analysing logs query plans metrics and system level behaviour
• Optimize schema design queries and indexes to ensure efficiency and scalability
• Document operational runbooks architecture decisions and engineering best practices
• Contribute to a culture of reliability continuous improvement and technical excellence

Required Qualifications

• 5-10 years of hands-on experience managing largescale cloud native databases preferably Aurora PostgreSQL
• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL internals replication and performance tuning
• Experience supporting multiregional or zero downtime database migrations or upgrades using DMS
• Proficiency in Python for automation and SQL for database development and optimization
• Experience with AWS database services Aurora PostgreSQL DMS
• Solid grasp of CICD pipelines Infrastructure as Code and containers Docker
• Strong problem solving and communication skills ability to collaborate with distributed teams

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Elasticache ValkeyRedis DynamoDB or Key spaces
• Exposure to performance testing platforms APMs and observability tooling eg Datadog Prometheus Grafana
• Experience contributing to engineering design reviews mentoring peers and improving team level processes
• Proven experience with monitoring alerting and incident management in production environments