PostgreSQL Database Engineer at Storyblok

Storyblok - We founded Storyblok in 2017 with the vision of becoming the go-to headless content platform. Our services are built by developers for developers, designers, and editors with a love for detail. From the start, we have seen unbelievable growth in community and usage on a global scale, empowering people and companies in 131 countries to build sustainable and reliable projects faster. As a company, we’ve grown 156% in the last year from 92 to 236 employees, across 45+ countries. We secured our Series B funding of $47 million last year, totalling $58 million so far.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: PostgreSQL Database Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Description

• Storyblok is looking for a PostgreSQL specialist to support our database infrastructure.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL best practices for performance and security purposes and experience with Amazon Aurora are a must.
• The position requires you to respond to service incidents as part of the daily operations.

What you’ll do if you Join us

• Execute version updates with zero-downtime
• Analyse slow queries and improve them together with the backend team
• Scale the database in multiple regions

Qualifications

• 3 years+ of experience in administering PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience in zero-downtime version upgrades.
• Experience with change, incidents and problem-management processes.
• Excellent knowledge of how to fix performance bottlenecks.

What is in it for you
You will be joining a growing company where you can contribute to many “firsts”. Plus these benefits:

• Yearly remote work stipend (home internet costs, electricity). Home office equipment package right at the start (laptop, keyboard, monitor…)
• Home office equipment upgrade (furniture, ear plugs …) or membership to a local co-working space after your onboarding
• Sick leave benefit, parental leave and 25 days of annual leave plus your local national holidays
• Personal development fund for courses, books, conferences, and material
• VSOP (Virtual Stock Option Plan)
• The annual international team-building trip, quarterly and monthly online get-togethers
• As a fully remote company, with work-life balance at its core, you’ll enjoy flexible schedules
• An international team that loves to have fun at work and works hard together to accomplish shared goals

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.