Job Title: Database Engineer
We build software that powers the daily operations of waste and recycling organizations globally. Our products sit at the intersection of logistics, operations, and data, enabling cities and private haulers to run safer, more effective, and more sustainable operations at scale. We are looking for a Database Engineer to own and evolve the data layer of the Elements platform. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role focused on reliability, performance, scalability, and database modernization in cloud environments. You will work on production databases serving real customers while leading database migrations, improving performance, and partnering closely with application and platform engineers to raise the overall data engineering bar. This role suits engineers who think beyond maintenance and see databases as first-class production systems that directly impact customer experience and platform stability.

Own and operate SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases in production environments
Design and optimize database schemas, indexing strategies, and query performance
Plan and execute database migrations, including SQL Server PostgreSQL
Monitor database performance, capacity, and availability proactively
Partner with application teams on data modeling and query optimization
Contribute to database standards, best practices,



and operational documentation
Act as a steward of data reliability, integrity, and security across the platform
Customer obsession — understand how database performance and availability directly impact customer trust and system reliability

Required Skills & Experience

- 5+ years of experience as a Database Engineer / DBA
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server
- Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL
- Proven experience leading or executing database migrations
- Advanced SQL skills, performance tuning, and indexing strategies
- Experience operating databases in AWS (RDS or self-managed)
- Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning
- Experience supporting high-availability, production-critical systems
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)

Experience supporting microservices-based architectures
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools
Experience working with large, complex, or multi-tenant schemas
Exposure to data security, compliance, or governance practices

Own mission-critical data systems with direct customer impact
Play a key role in platform modernization and cloud transformation
Work closely with senior engineers and platform leaders

📌 Database Application Developer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Summit Consulting Services
📍 Bengaluru