Be at the Forefront of the Agentic AI Revolution
At Skan AI, we are pioneering the context engine for human and agentic execution, bringing context from enterprise operators, systems, and processes to power how the world's largest organizations execute their most complex, mission-critical work.
Why Skan AI
We're in hyper-growth mode at exactly the right moment in history. As enterprises race to adopt agentic AI, we're uniquely positioned to deliver the clear signal they desperately need: a platform that trains and grounds AI Agents in trillions of real execution signals, enabling reliable, compliant automation of their most complex processes.
Backed by Dell Technologies Capital and other leading investors, we're the only company that can bridge the gap between AI's promise and enterprise reality, making us perfectly positioned to define the agentic era for modern enterprises.
Our diverse, collaborative team of 250+ innovators is solving category-defining challenges at the intersection of AI, process intelligence, and enterprise work. Diverse perspectives fuel breakthrough thinking, cross-functional collaboration is the norm, and our work directly transforms how Fortune 500 companies operate. We are shaping the future of work itself.
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to manage and optimise highly loaded PostgreSQL databases handling large volumes of data. The role involves ensuring database performance, availability, scalability, and reliability across self-managed and cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and upgrade PostgreSQL databases across environments
Manage high-volume and high-traffic databases with large datasets
Monitor and optimise performance, queries, indexing, vacuum, and auto vacuum
Define and manage connection thresholds and pooling.
Implement and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies
Design and support replication, read replicas, and high-availability setups
Understand and apply sharding and partitioning strategies when required
Manage schema migrations using Alembic
Understand and evaluate Liquibase vs Alembic usage
Support PostgreSQL in self-managed (on-prem) and cloud environments
Good troubleshooting skills.
Helps in design schema and make sure things are in order.
Required Skills
5–10 years of hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience
Experience with large-scale, heavily loaded PostgreSQL databases
Strong knowledge of backup & recovery, replication & HA, performance tuning, and connection management
Hands-on experience with Alembic
Working knowledge of Liquibase
Experience with Linux-based systems
Nice to Have
Experience with cloud-managed PostgreSQL (Azure / GCP)
Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools
Basic scripting skills (Python / Shell)
Soft Skills
Strong troubleshooting and ownership mindset
Ability to handle production issues
Clear communication with engineering teams
