(Remote Work) Database Platform Engineer, IC4 – Sourcegraph

Job Overview

• Job Title (e.g. Senior Corporate Recruiter)
• Hiring Organization (Company name)
• Company Website https://sourcegraph.com/
• Remote Locations Worldwide
• Job Type  Remote, Full-Time

Our mission at Sourcegraph is to make it so that everyone can code, not just ~0.1% of the population.

We are transforming how the world’s most important companies build software by industrializing development with AI. Today, most professional developers spend a disproportionate amount of time understanding code and performing repetitive, low-level tasks—leaving less time for innovation and meaningful impact.

We’re changing that. Sourcegraph brings AI-powered search and agents to the enterprise, helping teams automate the mundane and amplify what developers do best— solving hard problems and creating great products.

Here’s how we’re making a difference:

• Accelerating developers with AI agents that deliver insights and precision—enabling 5x faster test creation, 30% increase in merge requests, and saving 20 minutes per developer daily.
• Automating repetitive tasks, from remediating vulnerabilities (saving teams 1,000+ hours annually) to speeding up migrations that would take years to months.
• Enabling innovation by addressing complex problems like automated bug triage, vulnerability detection, and AI-driven code reviews seamlessly integrated into workflows.

Trusted by 7/10 top software companies by market cap, 4/6 top US banks and many of the companies leading global innovation, like Stripe, Indeed, Tesla, and 1Password, and with $225M in funding from investors like a16z, Sequoia, and Redpoint, we are building the tools that will define the next era of enterprise software development.

If you’re passionate about solving the hardest problems in software and shaping the future of technology, join us. Let’s build something extraordinary together.

Why this job is exciting

As a Database Engineer on our Dev Infrastructure team this role offers the opportunity to be a key technical leader, driving high-impact database initiatives that optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. You’ll tackle complex PostgreSQL challenges, influence critical architectural decisions, and collaborate across teams to shape the organization’s database strategy. If you enjoy solving deep technical problems, building automation for reliability, and making a measurable impact on cloud efficiency, this position provides an exciting and rewarding challenge.

Job Responsibilities

 Within one month, you will…

• Familiarize yourself with the current database architecture, telemetry pipelines, and key pain points related to performance and data flows.
• Collaborate with key teams to identify immediate optimizations and develop a short-term improvement plan.

Within three months, you will…

• Implement optimizations to improve query performance, indexing, and data ingestion latency.
• Establish database best practices (e.g., schema design, query optimization) and document them for adoption across teams.

Within six months, you will…

• Lead the design and implementation of foundational changes to improve database scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with the Metrics and Operations team to design efficient telemetry pipelines and reduce data pipeline failures.

Within one year, you will…

• Design and implement a scalable, self-service database architecture that supports future growth while minimizing manual intervention.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing improvements in data migrations, schema evolution, and disaster recovery.

Job Requirements

• Clear and empathetic communication skills.
• Deep Expertise in PostgreSQL – Hands-on experience with query optimization, schema design, indexing, migrations, and troubleshooting complex database issues.
• Cross-Team Collaboration – Proven ability to work across engineering teams, effectively prioritize tasks, and balance project-specific work with broader system-wide improvements.
• Database Observability – Experience implementing and utilizing monitoring tools to gain insights into database performance, reliability, and usage patterns.
• Cost Optimization – Strong understanding of database cost management strategies, including performance tuning, indexing strategies, and cloud cost reduction techniques.
• Your working hours overlap with 9am-5pm PT for at least 20 hours per week so we have time to collaborate synchronously when necessary.

Level

• This job is an IC4.  You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.

Employee Benefits

 We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. As an open and transparent company that values competitive compensation, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph teammate.

Your salary is determined by your pay band for the IC4  job level. For determining pay bands, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources, along with your location zone, and target the high-end of the range to ensure we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world. Both U.S. and international locations are divided into one of four zones, determined by the cost of labor index for each area. The salary for a successful candidate will be based on level, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location zone. Please note that the salaries below may be adjusted in the future.

The target compensation for this role is based on the IC4 pay band for your zone. The start of the IC4 pay band for each zone is listed below:

• Zone 1: $200,000 USD
• Zone 2: $160,000 USD
• Zone 3: $120,000 USD
• Zone 4: $80,000 USD

Please speak with a recruiter for additional information regarding zone locations.

In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.

How To Apply

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