Job Department: Database Engineer
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Coimbatore
Experience Level: 4 – 5 years
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Database Engineer with deep expertise in PostgreSQL and MongoDB to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and maintenance of our data systems that support scalable, high-performance applications. You’ll work closely with software engineers, DevOps, and product teams to ensure database reliability, integrity, and performance.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain scalable database solutions using PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Document the overall process flow with flow diagrams, schema documentation and clear explanations
- Optimize database performance and fine-tune queries, indexes, and configurations
- Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
- Develop and maintain ETL pipelines, data migrations, and data integration workflows
- Ensure database security, compliance, and access control best practices
- Collaborate with developers to design data models and schemas aligned with application requirements
- Monitor database health, usage patterns, and proactively address issues
- Automate routine tasks through scripting and database management tools
- Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers on database-related topics
Requirements
- 3 – 6 years of professional experience managing and developing with PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Strong expertise in SQL, database indexing, query optimization, and stored procedures
- Proficient in schema design, normalization, and denormalization strategies
- Experience with replication, sharding, and high-availability database architectures
- Hands-on experience with data backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS RDS, MongoDB Atlas) and infrastructure as code tools
- Experience working in agile environments and using version control (Git)
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and communication abilities
- Experience with Redis, Elasticsearch, Python pandas, Spark is an added advantage