Senior Staff Database Engineer (PostgreSQL)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Database Engineer (PostgreSQL): Designing and scaling data infrastructure for the RELIANT Telemetry Platform to process real-time telemetry from data center and AI infrastructure with an accent on high-volume data ingestion and ETL pipelines. Focus on optimizing database schemas, building Python-based analytics services, and ensuring reliability of time-series data processing.

Location: Westlake Village, CA or Santa Clara, CA

Salary: $132,500 - $196,140 per annum

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for data infrastructure across enterprise, cloud, and AI architectures.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable database systems for high-volume, time-series telemetry data.
• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines to ingest, normalize, and aggregate telemetry data from multiple sources.
• Optimize database schemas, queries, indexing, and retention strategies for performance.
• Build Python-based services and APIs for data processing, analytics, and customer integrations.
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and DevOps teams to define data requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, design guidance, and mentorship to other engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in backend or database engineering roles.
• Strong experience with relational and/or time-series databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, TimescaleDB, InfluxDB).
• Hands-on experience building large-scale ETL data pipelines and processing systems.
• Advanced Python development experience, including APIs and data processing libraries.
• Solid understanding of database performance tuning, scaling, and reliability.
• Must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under U.S. export control laws.

Nice to have

• Experience with telemetry, monitoring, or observability platforms.
• Familiarity with streaming or messaging systems like Kafka.
• Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Background in data center, networking, or infrastructure systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back.
• Comprehensive family support programs to balance work and home life.
• Robust mental and physical health resources.
• Recognition and service awards for milestones and contributions.