Senior PostgreSQL Developer (AWS, Data Platform)

Peregrine Advisors is a firm founded on a simple conviction: the best solutions come from the people closest to the problem, given real ownership and the tools to deliver. We are a data and technology innovation hub and a Benefit Corporation working at the center of the federal government's mission to deliver for client stakeholders and the US public, looking for highly motivated contributors who thrive when trusted to own a hard problem and equipped to deliver the solution.⠀𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁Your first assignment is to own the database layer of a federal agency's enterprise data platform: the physical design, the models, and the performance that let analysts and systems trust it at scale. You will shape how a large, high-volume platform is structured and tuned across Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, and Apache Iceberg tables on S3. The work is real, hard, and it matters. It is also where you start, not the shape of your career here: we hire people, not seats, and we move our best to where the hardest problems are.⠀𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱• A database layer that performs: physical design (partitioning, indexing, and storage layout at scale), query and plan tuning on large datasets, and data models that hold up.• The pipes and guardrails around it: schema migrations, S3 load patterns into the relational and Iceberg stores, stored procedures, and Apache Ranger access controls.• In time, the firm itself: new capabilities, tools, and lines of business you help spin up.⠀𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲You are the person who makes a database fast and keeps it honest, and you take that ownership seriously. You have designed and tuned large data platforms, and you know why the physical model matters. You experiment, fail, learn, and repeat quickly. You would rather own an outcome than be handed a task.⠀𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴• Deep, hands-on ownership of a database layer on Amazon Aurora (PostgreSQL-compatible), DynamoDB, and S3 with Apache Iceberg tables: physical design, tuning, and modeling.• The craft around it: stored procedures, schema migration, S3 load patterns into the platform stores, and governed access.• The judgment to build in a regulated environment where accuracy and auditability are not optional.⠀𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱Sole United States citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust determination are required for this initial engagement. This is a hybrid role based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and it requires commuting into DC regularly. Everything else, the years, the certifications, the specific tools, we ask in the application and get into during the interview.⠀𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿A high-performing team of developers, engineers, data scientists, architects, and strategists solving complex, real-world problems, with work that runs from strategy formulation to hands-on implementation. We develop people across roles and clients, with extensive onboarding and sponsored training and professional development. And Peregrine has been a Benefit Corporation from day one: public value is built into the work itself, not bolted on afterward. Work worth your best years.⠀𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼As a Benefit Corporation, our commitment runs three ways: real, measurable value for our clients; government that works better for the public; and a team that makes everyone in it better.⠀We hire people who want to help build the firm, not just work at it. If that is you, apply.⠀Peregrine Advisors is an equal opportunity employer.⠀Peregrine exclusively works with OPEN Data Jobs to recruit our team. Register with OPEN Data Jobs to be considered for this opening and future roles.⠀𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀• 7+ years of database development and administration experience• Bachelor’s degree• Amazon Aurora (PostgreSQL-compatible), DynamoDB, and S3 with Apache Iceberg tables• Physical design at scale: partitioning, indexing, and storage layout• Query and EXPLAIN-plan tuning on large datasets• Logical and physical data modeling• PL/pgSQL stored procedures and S3 load patterns into the relational and Iceberg stores• Basic proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel⠀𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱• Schema migration tooling (AWS Schema Conversion Tool)• Apache Ranger access controls• Neptune or Neo4j• Federal information technology or high-volume transaction experience• Familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling⠀𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀Medical, dental, and vision with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums; employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance; a 401(k) matched 100% up to 4% of salary, vesting immediately; unlimited paid time off; and sponsored professional certifications and continuing education.