Remote Lead Database Engineer

Description:

• TherapyNotes is seeking a Lead Database Engineer who excels at mentoring and team collaboration.
• The role involves inspiring and guiding a team of database professionals while cultivating a collaborative environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.
• The Lead Database Engineer will own the sprint process and coordinate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and infrastructure, to ensure smooth and efficient project execution.
• Responsibilities include leading a team that designs, implements, and maintains high-availability, high throughput, data and compute intensive, critical database systems running PostgreSQL for a growing 24x7 SaaS platform.
• The position requires participation in project planning and sprint ceremonies to deliver database solutions in an Agile environment, monitoring project activities, and addressing blockers to avoid delays.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this role.
• The Lead Database Engineer will partner with other technical leaders to ensure newly introduced systems are supportable and maintainable by both development and operations.
• The role includes providing escalated technical guidance and support to other technology teams and on-call coverage for production support as required.
• Compliance with HIPAA security policies within the database platform is mandatory.
• The engineer will ensure all solutions and operational activities adhere to the organization's security and operating policies.
• Automation of system maintenance tasks using Bash, Python, or Ansible is required, along with managing infrastructure as code (IaC) by writing Ansible playbooks; exposure to Terraform is a plus.
• Experience with writing and designing ETL pipelines using Python is a plus.
• Understanding and maintaining various PostgreSQL ecosystem components like PgBouncer, PgBackrest, HaProxy, and RepMgr is a plus.

Requirements:

• A BS degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience is required.
• Candidates must have 10+ years of Engineering experience with Database Engineering, Systems Engineering, DevOps, and/or SRE.
• A minimum of 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring a team of engineers specializing in database systems and SaaS platforms is preferred.
• Experience in cloud-based compute, storage, and containerization solutions, particularly Azure and Kubernetes, is required.
• Candidates should be experts in Agile methodology, DevOps, Scrum, ITSM, and/or ITIL principles.
• Proficiency with operating PostgreSQL in a Linux environment is a plus.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $110,000 to $150,000.
• Employees receive employer-sponsored health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• A retirement plan with company contributions is provided.
• Annual company profit sharing is included as a benefit.
• There is a personal development/training budget available for employees.
• The work environment is open and collaborative.
• An extensive 2-week onboarding plan is provided for new hires.
• A comprehensive mentorship program is available to support employee growth.