SoSafe has the ambition to become the leading human risk management provider in Europe. Our award-winning awareness platform triggers behavioural change by providing effective and engaging training and simulations on cybersecurity and data protection. Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 - we invite you to be part of the solution!
Location Requirement:
This role is open to candidates currently based in and legally authorized to work in the UK, Portugal, or Ireland. We are unable to consider applicants outside these locations.
We are seeking a qualified and proactive Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS RDS and Aurora, and a collaborative mindset for assisting development teams. In this role, you will manage PostgreSQL infrastructure, tune performance, and contribute to database design and code reviews to ensure scalable, efficient, and maintainable data solutions.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on operational database administration experience with the knowledge to understand application-level requirements, effective communication to facilitate dialogue with developers, and the capacity to actively assist them in optimizing SQL and database usage.
Administer, monitor, and optimize PostgreSQL databases running on Amazon RDS and Aurora.
Perform regular database maintenance tasks, including backup validation, replication checks, patching, and upgrades.
Collaborated with developers to optimize SQL and database objects, maintain PL/pgSQL routines, and contribute to data modeling initiatives to enhance performance.
Set up and fine-tune database performance metrics, logs, and alerts using AWS CloudWatch, pg_stat_statements, and other tools.
Identify and improve slow-running queries.
Implement and manage access control, auditing, and security policies in line with organizational standards.
Create and maintain database documentation and deployment scripts.
Contribute to and follow best practices for schema changes, migrations, and version control of database objects (GitHub experience is a plus).
Contribute to DevOps processes, including database CI/CD and automation of schema deployment automation.
5+ years of hands-on experience operating and scaling PostgreSQL in high-availability production environments.
Advanced expertise in SQL and PL/pgSQL, including complex query optimization and partitioning strategies.
Strong experience in performance tuning, query plan analysis, and index optimization.
Deep experience with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, including scaling, parameter tuning, backups, and disaster recovery.
Experience designing PostgreSQL integrations with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, S3) in distributed systems.
Advanced knowledge of data modeling, normalization, and enforcing data integrity at scale.
Strong experience with monitoring and diagnostics tools such as pg_stat_statements and auto_explain.
Experience improving CI/CD pipelines for database deployments and defining database best practices.
Comfortable mentoring peers, leading code reviews, and influencing cross-team technical decisions.
Strong ownership mindset, clear stakeholder communication, and willingness to support on-call reliability.
What we offer*
Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days
Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts
Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet-ups
And the list goes on: Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog-friendly HQ
*Perks and benefits listed above are for full-time employees and may vary slightly by office location. These are just a sample — you'll learn more during the interview process.
About Us
At SoSafe, we’re on a mission to make the digital world safer by addressing the human factor in cybersecurity. As one of the fastest-growing security awareness scale-ups worldwide, we leverage behavioural science and data-driven learning to empower people against cyber threats. Our Human Risk Management approach helps organisations turn their employees into their strongest line of defence.
Backed by leading VCs like Highland Europe and Global Founders Capital, we’re rapidly expanding across the globe. We’re looking for team players who want to drive meaningful change in cybersecurity, take ownership of their work, and grow with us.
If you thrive in a vibrant, purpose-driven environment that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration, then this is the place for you!
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