Technical Lead, Senior Database Engineer

Canopy · Remote, United States

Senior Database Engineer

Draper, UT - Remote
Canopy is a fast-growing SaaS company in Draper, Utah building simple, efficient software for accounting firms. We are looking to revolutionize the accounting space with modern, user-friendly software for a neglected industry. Our goal is to help our clients unlock the firm they’ve always wanted with our Practice Management Suite. We place strong emphasis on delighting our customers, spotting and solving problems, and being good people along the way.
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Were hiring a Senior Database Engineer who takes real pride in databases that run well and enjoys writing great SQL. If youre eager to own a fleet of roughly 100 Postgres databases, obsessed with query performance, and opinionated about what good schema design looks like on a modern SaaS platform, youre the person were looking for. Youll be central to our backend engineering efforts, working alongside developers, product managers, and QA engineers to shape our data models and keep our platform fast and reliable. Our DevOps tooling and microservices architecture let teams ship to production hundreds of times a month—your job is to make sure the database layer keeps up.
Oversee the maintenance of 100+ managed databases to ensure optimal performance, security, and reliability.
Regularly monitor database health, identifying bottlenecks, and recommending actionable solutions.
Own database cost and capacity planning across the fleet—right-sizing instances, forecasting spend, and making the case for where we should invest versus trim.
Use historical performance and growth trends to plan for busy season, so we scale up before the load arrives and scale back down when it doesnt need to be there.
Refine and refactor our database structures to align with best practices and enhance the ease of data access for backend developers.
Own index and query health across the fleet: plan analysis, slow query review, index coverage and bloat, autovacuum tuning, and connection pooling.
Advise on and implement modern database best practices to elevate our platforms reliability and efficiency.
Collaborate with teams to write and optimize complex database queries and migrations.
Serve as the database reviewer on squad design docs. Every new features data model, schema changes, and query patterns get your sign-off alongside the tech lead, and youll shape them for performance, scale, and reporting before any code gets written.
Spearhead initiatives to minimize downtime during database maintenance, ensuring a seamless experience for our users.
Provide mentoring and training to team members on database insights and optimizations.
Develop and communicate SQL “best practices” to engineering teams.
Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Database Engineer, with a track record of managing and optimizing databases.
~5+ years of experience writing SQL and experience with relational database systems - specifically PostgreSQL
~ Acute ability to diagnose database performance issues and provide solutions.
~ Proven experience in implementing database best practices and ensuring minimal downtime.
~ Experience with managed cloud database infrastructure (RDS preferred).
~ A relentless passion for ensuring data integrity and accessibility, combined with a drive to build innovative, scalable solutions that have a genuine impact on customers.

Bonus Skills:

Proficiency with various programming languages (Python and/or Java/Kotlin are a plus).
We know many women do not apply for a job if they dont perfectly fit the description. Flexible Paid Time Off - that you’re actually encouraged to use plus 10 company holidays!
❤️‍ Health Benefits - including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA Match. Canopy covers Medical premiums at 100% for Employees only.
Eligibility is immediate with 100% vesting.
Mental Health -

all employees have access to Impact Suite & to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Supplemental Benefits -

including 100% company paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance and long & short-term disability coverage.
Motivosity -

our peer-to-peer recognition program to help our employees recognize the amazing work being done by other Canopians!
DEIB Committee

- to plan initiatives around continuing education, community outreach, recruiting, onboarding, and more.
☕ Fully-stocked kitchen -

Keto? Vegan? Flexitarian? Win -

we win by delighting our customers with the very best products and services.
We know application processes can be a little stressful. Once your application is received, we will review it and get back to you if we feel like it’s a mutual fit!
~20 minute phone call with the People Team
~60 minute video technical interview with the Hiring Manager
~ Note: you will be writing SQL in real time with the Manager

~1-3 rounds of interviews with the Engineering Team.

The People Team will give you a role specific overview of the process during your first phone call.
Canopy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.