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Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, RDS

Amazon · Redmond, WA, US

Amazon is hiring a senior Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, RDS in Redmond, WA, US. What you'll do: code review and mentoring, work across the security domain. Qualifications: familiarity with PostgreSQL and AWS. Paying $125K–$169K.

Hiring signals for Database Administrators

SOC 15-1242 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

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/ 100
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Database Administrators Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($194k vs $135k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 14% from the last 14 days)
  • Most postings refresh within a month (25% open 30+ days)

Database Administrators job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Database Administrators.

  • 122Active postings
  • 6Posted this week
  • 31Open 30+ days25% of active
  • 19Remote / hybrid16% of active
  • 19%List salary23 of 122
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $194kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 15dMedian agep90 44d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Server / Host12
DevOps / SRE4
Food Service4$158k n=3
VP2
Engineering1

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract5$158k n=3
Full-time2

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology79$196k n=22
Professional Services34$158k n=5
Financial Services23
Manufacturing20
Retail19$197k n=15

Top categories

  • Server / Host12
  • DevOps / SRE4
  • Food Service4
  • VP2
  • Engineering1

In-demand skills

  • PostgreSQL29
  • AWS24
  • SQL24
  • MongoDB11
  • Python10
  • Linux10
  • MySQL10
  • Azure6

Top sectors

  • Technology79
  • Professional Services34
  • Financial Services23
  • Manufacturing20
  • Retail19
  • Transportation & Logistics19

Employment mix

  • Unspecified115 · 94%
  • Contract5 · 4%
  • Full-time2 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Salary
$125k–$169k
Source
amazon.jobs
Original link
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10394008/senior-postgresql-database-engineer-rds
Posted
3 weeks ago (2026-04-16)
Status
active

Skills: PostgreSQL, AWS

Topics: Security

Activities: Code review, Mentoring

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