Lead Nue's datastore platform with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse expertise across a adaptable remote or hybrid arrangement within Canada. Shape reliable, scalable data systems for company-wide use. As Staff Engineer, Datastores, you will set technical direction across Nue's polyglot data layer. The work spans PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, caching, streaming, AWS managed databases, and multi-tenant architecture. You will guide engineering teams while remaining hands-on with complex reliability, performance, migration, and scaling challenges.
Key Responsibilities
Set strategy and roadmap for PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, caching, and streaming Own datastore reliability, availability, performance, cost, SLOs,
and operations Deliver scale-out architecture supporting tenfold customer growth Lead managed PostgreSQL migrations with zero data loss Establish resilient schemas, observability, security, and delivery standards
Requirements:
Ten-plus years in backend, infrastructure, or data platform engineering Five-plus years owning production databases at SaaS scale Expert PostgreSQL knowledge, including internals, optimization, and replication Hands-on columnar or OLAP datastore experience, ideally ClickHouse Experience with multi-tenant scaling, migrations, AWS, and observability Bring Staff-level leadership and hands-on PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and platform engineering expertise to Nue's evolving datastore function. #J-18808-Ljbffr
📌 Staff Datastore Platform Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Nue
📍 Toronto