Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator / Database Engineer

Who You Are

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with connection poolers (PgBouncer) at scale.
• Infrastructure-as-code and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, etc.).
• Kubernetes-hosted Postgres operators.
• Active-active multi-site architecture.
• Experience with logical replication–based zero-downtime migrations.
• Contributions to Postgres or its ecosystem tooling.
• Familiarity with our internal tooling, including [gascan].

Company Perks + Benefits

• Performance Bonuses
• Stock Purchase Options
• Medical/Vision/Dental Benefits
• 401k Plan
• 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)
• 10 Paid Sick Days
• Gym Membership Reimbursement
• Commuter Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness & Mental Health Programs
• Charitable Donation Matching
• Two Paid Volunteer Days Off
• Daily catered lunch when in the office
• Full kitchen with snacks and beverages
• In-building gym
• Shuttle to/from Metra

Base Salary Range

• $150,000-$180,000 The actual salary offered will be based on the candidate's level of experience and qualifications.
• Discretionary Performance Bonus: 8-12% of base salary based on individual and company performance.
• About IGNA + tasty IG North America is home to tastytrade, tasty live & tastyfx—a family of brands built to democratize trading and empower individual investors. Founded in Chicago by the creators of thinkorswim, acquired by London-based IG Group in 2021, we combine startup innovation with the backing of a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof.
• From our headquarters in Chicago's Fulton Market, our team builds award-winning trading platforms, produces live financial education content daily, and creates technology that makes complex markets accessible. tastytrade is our retail brokerage for self-directed investing and trading, with tasty live providing content to educate our customers. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US. tastycrypto provides self-custody digital wallets for decentralized finance.
• We're a lean, collaborative team that values autonomy, pragmatism, and impact. Whether you're building technology, creating content, serving customers, or supporting operations, you'll work alongside people who are passionate about disrupting traditional finance and genuinely care about helping traders succeed. Our culture rewards initiative, embraces experimentation, and measures success by the value we create for our users. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG|tasty – the future gets built here. Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars.
• tastytrade | tasty live | tastyfx 1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• *Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!