Database Engineer I

The Renaissance Network, Inc.

Database Engineer I designing and optimizing relational database systems for business-critical applications. Collaborating with teams to ensure reliable and scalable data solutions.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,700 - $102,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PostgresSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain database schemas, objects, and structures using SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
Write and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, views, and triggers.
Monitor and tune database performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
Ensure data integrity, security, backup, recovery, and high availability of database systems.
Collaborate with application teams to support data access, integrations, and schema changes.
Develop and maintain database documentation and standards.
Implement database monitoring, preventive maintenance, and capacity planning activities.
Participate in agile development processes and support CI/CD-based database deployments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of experience in database design, development, and administration.
Strong proficiency with relational databases such as SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
Solid experience in SQL development, query optimization, and performance tuning.
Hands-on experience with database schema design, indexing strategies, and normalization.
Familiarity with backup and recovery strategies and database security best practices.
Experience using database management tools such as SSMS, pgAdmin, or DBeaver.

Benefits

Comp & perks

World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
12 Paid Holidays
Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
Tuition Reimbursement
Life & Disability Insurance
Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQL ServerPostgreSQLSQL developmentquery optimizationperformance tuningdatabase schema designindexing strategiesnormalizationbackup and recoverydatabase security

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationdocumentationagile development