Snr Backend Engineer, PostgreSQL (m/f/d)
Pitch
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As Pitch continues to grow, so too do the complexity and scale of our data models and database usage. We are seeking a backend developer with strong expertise in database systems, particularly PostgreSQL, which serves as the backbone of our data storage. This role is an exciting opportunity to shape and optimise how we manage and scale our data infrastructure. If you're interested in solving tangible problems and want to be part of a diverse, remote-first team of visionaries, we'd love to hear from you!
What you’ll get to do
- Design and build - you'll be part of a team who will implement features all the way from architecture, to database schemas and data structures, code, testing and deployment. Your expertise in database design will be vital to the success of the features.
- Iterate on your work - you'll keep working on refining schemas and designs that you've produced/implemented by checking the results of experiments, via user feedback or thanks to system monitoring.
- Improve existing systems - you'll take on modernising and optimising our existing database systems, leveraging your expertise to enhance their performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Help us evolve - we are always looking for ways to improve. You'll have opportunities to present your ideas and work to the company where they will have a chance to become part of our culture.
Who we are looking for
- You have an expert-level understanding of the high level features of Postgres - index optimisation, advanced queries, stored procedures/views etc. as well as some knowledge of tuning the DB at lower levels.
- You are an experienced backend developer with hard-earned production skills, preferably in Clojure, but we’re happy to help you learn if you have experience in other languages such as Python, Go, etc. If you have experience with a functional language - even better.
- You have designed and implemented robust realtime systems with high availability.
- You ensure code quality and system security through automation, unit testing and structured code reviews.
- You are product oriented, combining thoughtfulness with pragmatism and a will to get stuff done. You are calm and focused under pressure, and consider work-life balance essential for long-term happiness and productivity.
- You believe effective and successful work is made possible by clear and honest communication, with a shared understanding of the long-term vision and immediate next actions. When you don't fully understand something, you ask lots of questions and use the opportunity to learn and grow.
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Pitch was founded in Berlin, but as a remote-first company, our team works together from all over the world. With that mindset, we're building an inclusive workplace that invites diverse perspectives, and values talent from diverse personal and professional backgrounds. For more specifics on how we honour our commitment to diversity in our hiring process, check out our Recruiting D&I Pledge.
Sounds like a good fit? Join us on our mission to enable every team's best thinking - we look forward to hearing from you!
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