[Hiring] Senior Database Engineer @Piper Companies

Role Description

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join a leading technology organization focused on delivering highly available, cloud-native infrastructure and data platforms. The Senior Database Engineer will play a critical role in designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting PostgreSQL environments in production while driving automation and scalability initiatives across AWS and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available PostgreSQL database environments in production.
• Troubleshoot database performance, availability, replication, and scalability issues across complex systems.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure within AWS environments.
• Support and enhance containerized database deployments utilizing Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Create automation scripts and operational tooling using Python.
• Partner with DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Software Development teams to improve reliability and performance.
• Implement database monitoring, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Participate in architectural discussions and drive best practices for database operations and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, administering, and troubleshooting PostgreSQL databases in production environments.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and cloud-native technologies.
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads.
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Experience developing automation and scripting solutions with Python.
• Strong understanding of database tuning, replication, backup/recovery, and high-availability architectures.
• Experience working within Linux-based environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

Requirements

• Salary range: $150,000 - $170,000 depending on experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.

Company Description

This job opens for applications on 11/11/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.