Senior Database Administrator

Overview
Leonardo.Ai is an Australian technology start-up. Our AI-powered platform allows users to create production-quality visual assets with unprecedented quality, speed, and style. Since launching in late 2022, we've grown to over 30 million users worldwide, and we're just getting started. Join us as we embark on the next chapter: building new products, evolving our platform, and scaling our systems to support a global creative community.
The Role
We're looking for a
Senior Database Administrator
to help scale the beating heart of our product, our data systems. This role sits within the Platform Tribe, a team focused on the foundations of engineering, including cloud infrastructure, observability, tooling, and data. But this isn't a traditional, siloed DBA or behind-the-scenes platform role. You'll be embedded within product squads, working closely with engineers, tech leads, and TPMs to shape how features store, access, and scale data. Your days will involve hands-on PostgreSQL performance tasks, schema design, and broader architectural planning. Some days you'll be troubleshooting slow queries; other days, you'll be helping a squad develop new services or contributing to platform-wide data patterns. We work in small, focused squads grouped into larger tribes, aligned with key areas such as Generative AI, Enterprise, and Growth. As a Senior Database Administrator, you'll embed into 1–2 squads at a time, becoming their go-to person for anything data-related.
What You'll Do
Database Stewardship: Own the performance, security, and availability of our PostgreSQL systems running in AWS (Aurora, RDS)
Product-Embedded Data Architecture: Work closely with squads to shape data models, optimise queries, and support feature delivery
Query & Performance Optimisation: Diagnose and resolve slow queries and bottlenecks, and proactively improve performance at scale
Operational Resilience: Monitor, alert, back up, patch, and upgrade production databases as part of our on-call support rotation
Platform Contributions: Document and improve shared patterns, standards, and tooling across our engineering org
Data Engineering (Optional): Support data lakehouse and ELT pipelines if you're curious about contributing in that space
Squad Partnership: Embed into product teams for a quarter or two at a time — building trust, unblocking roadmaps, and helping ship faster
What We're Looking For
Hands-on PostgreSQL experience in production environments, ideally within AWS (Aurora, RDS)
Proven ability to design and evolve schemas for fast-changing product environments
Strong understanding of query performance, indexing, and relational data modelling
Comfort working in cross-functional squads with engineers, product managers, and TPMs
Clear thinking around data architecture, standards, and trade-offs
Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. CloudWatch, Datadog) and a proactive mindset
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), scripting, or Python is nice to have
Bonus: knowledge of data lakehouse patterns, ELT/ETL, or distributed data systems
Our Culture
Inclusive Culture: We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. At Leonardo AI, we welcome and value your unique perspectives and experiences, as they are essential to our success.
Flexible Work Environment: We recognise the importance of maintaining a work-life balance. Enjoy the flexibility to work remotely or from our vibrant offices. We have employees across Australia, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally.
Empowering Growth: Your development is our priority. We offer continuous learning opportunities and career growth tailored to your goals. You'll be encouraged to grow and excel in your career at Leonardo AI.
Impactful Work: Join us in shaping the future of AI. You'll work on innovative projects that have a meaningful impact, and your contributions will help drive advancements in AI creativity.
What's in it for you?
A range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work. Here's a taste of what's on offer:
Impact the future of AI
Reward package including equity - we want our success to be yours too
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers with 18 weeks paid leave
An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally, including remote working abroad
Support with your professional development
Fun and engaging company events, both virtual and in-person
20 days annual leave
Novated car leasing
We're committed to building a diverse, safe and inclusive environment where employees can be authentic, and teams collaborate effectively to bring innovative ideas to life.
Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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