Database Engineering Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, design, and maintenance of KAST's database systems across production services.
• Design scalable schemas, data models, indexing strategies, and database architecture specifically optimized for PostgreSQL on AWS Aurora.
• Lead database performance optimization, query tuning, and capacity planning to support high-transactional workloads.
• Define best practices for database development, migrations, versioning, and operational excellence within a microservices ecosystem.
• Partner with backend engineers to review schema changes and ensure scalable application design.
• Design highly available, resilient, and secure database infrastructure on AWS.
• Drive database reliability, backup, disaster recovery, and replication strategies.
• Evaluate new database technologies and recommend architectural improvements.
• Design and implement Redis caching strategies to improve performance and reduce latency for high-transactional workloads.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering standards for database development across the organization.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 7+ years of experience in database engineering, database architecture, or backend infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, with specific experience in performance tuning, indexing, transactions, and replication.
• Strong experience managing and optimizing databases on AWS Aurora for high-traffic, transactional environments.
• Strong experience designing database architectures for microservices-based systems.
• Excellent SQL and data modeling skills.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and high availability.
• Experience working closely with backend engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Redis or similar caching technologies, including cache design, invalidation, and eviction strategies.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical decisions across multiple teams.