WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in database administration, ideally with PostgreSQL in a production environment.
• Solid understanding of relational database internals, query planning, indexing, auto-vacuum and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL clustering, replication, partitioning, and backup strategies.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and techniques (e.g., pgstatstatements, pgstatmonitor, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar).
• Experience working in high-availability and high-traffic environments.
• Understanding of database security best practices.
• Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL; familiarity with procedural languages (e.g., PL/pgSQL) is a plus.
• Comfortable working with containerized infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with version-controlled schema migrations and IaC tools like Terraform is a plus.
• Background in Backend Engineering is a plus, especially experience working closely with developers to design performant, scalable data models.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to communicate effectively with engineers and product stakeholders.
• Team-first mindset; mentoring others and learning from peers comes naturally to you.

At Talon.One, our development teams are made up of curious and driven specialists across frontend, backend, QA, product, and design. We work in small, cross-functional teams—each empowered and autonomous, responsible for owning specific areas of our platform. Our culture is collaborative, transparent, and growth-oriented: mentorship flows in all directions, and we’re constantly learning from each other.
As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a (Senior) Database Engineer to join our engineering organization. In this role, you’ll work closely with backend engineers, DevOps, and product teams to ensure that our database systems are fast, healthy, and future-proof. Your work will directly impact our platform’s performance and scalability, and the experience of millions of users across the globe.
We prefer candidates who are based in Berlin or open to relocating.