Database Engineer / Database Administrator

We're looking for a curious Database Engineer or Database administrator to join the team at FinQuery. You should be comfortable with schema design, indexing, and query tuning. Beyond the technical foundation, we're looking for someone with a genuine willingness to learn and the drive to keep growing. We also care deeply about engineers who treat AI tools as part of their daily workflow, not an afterthought. Whether you built those habits through a job, coursework, side projects, or self-study, we'd love to talk.

 

We're looking for a curious Database Engineer or Database administrator to join the team at FinQuery. You should be comfortable with schema design, indexing, and query tuning. Beyond the technical foundation, we're looking for someone with a genuine willingness to learn and the drive to keep growing. We also care deeply about engineers who treat AI tools as part of their daily workflow, not an afterthought. Whether you built those habits through a job, coursework, side projects, or self-study, we'd love to talk.

We run Agile with Kanban, and we believe in continuous improvement in our systems, our tools, and how we work together. In this role, you'll get hands-on with PostgreSQL administration on AWS, work through real query performance problems, and help build infrastructure to scale alongside a growing company. You'll be doing all of this with a team actively using AI-driven approaches to make the work faster and smarter. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. If you have a solid academic background in databases or data engineering, a genuine interest in AI-powered workflows, and the drive to grow alongside a supportive team, we want to hear from you.

Help administer and monitor AWS PostgreSQL databases, picking up best practices for reliability and performance along the way 

Work alongside senior engineers to spot performance issues and find tuning opportunities

Collaborate daily with development teams and other departments since communication is a big part of this job

Review developer-driven data architecture changes and share feedback, with guidance from senior team members

Dig into query performance problems and grow your skills in database optimization

Take part in release and deployment processes, getting real exposure to production workflows

Contribute to internal improvements like automating manual tasks, speeding up data delivery, and supporting infrastructure growth

Use AI agents, LLM-powered tools, and automation to handle routine work like query analysis, schema reviews, documentation, and troubleshooting more efficiently

Keep RDS systems running well day to day

Help assess and improve data schemas for efficiency by reviewing indices, spotting redundant columns, and evaluating table structures

Stay curious, research new technologies, propose AI-driven solutions, and bring ideas to make our systems and team more productive

• A solid foundation in relational databases and data architecture built through professional work, school projects, internships, or personal exploration

• Experience or strong academic exposure to designing, building, and scaling databases

• Familiarity with SQL and a real interest in going deeper with PostgreSQL and cloud database services

• Comfort using AI assistants, copilots, and LLM-powered tools as a core part of how you work, not a novelty you try occasionally

• A team-first mindset where success is defined by what we accomplish together

• A proactive, curious attitude and a genuine desire to keep learning

Annual employee development program stipend of $2,000 for each employee 

Mentorship program (available immediately)

Sabbatical program (4 weeks after 5 years of service) 

Advancement opportunities based on results, not politics

401(k) plan with employer matching

Signing stipend for a work-from-home setup

Great health benefits with multiple plan option 

Flexible PTO (including 11 holidays and your birthday off)

Free gym membership at our office (Atlanta HQ)

Casual dress environment (when in office)

Catered lunches every Tuesday & Thursday (when in office)

Parental Leave Benefits

Fertility/Adoption Assistance 

Annual tutoring stipend for your children

FinQuery is an AI-powered contract management and accounting automation company trusted by over 8,000 organizations worldwide. Serving public, private, and government entities, we specialize in automating the accounting for an organization's largest areas of spend—including leases, prepaids, and accruals.

Our intelligent platform abstracts and consolidates source documents to provide a complete system of record. This is what sets us apart: we are the only provider offering this unified view, giving our customers the insight needed to control costs, ensure compliance, and solve the problems that matter most.

FinQuery is an equal opportunity employer to all persons, free from restrictions and prejudice based upon race, color, creed, religion, sex, domestic relationship status, parental status, family status, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, and disability status. FinQuery maintains a drug-free workplace.