Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer (Hybrid)

Location : Toronto, Canada (Hybrid Position, in office 2 days per week)

With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.

About the Job

As a Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for the reliability, performance, scalability, security, and evolution of OpenTable’s PostgreSQL platform. You will own complex database initiatives end-to-end, partner with cross-functional engineering teams to build an automated and cloud-native data platform, and serve as a senior escalation point for production systems. In this hybrid role based in Toronto, you will establish modern database practices and ensure database infrastructure supports business growth while maintaining high availability. Your work will directly empower engineering teams and ensure a seamless, reliable experience for millions of diners and restaurants worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and lifecycle management of PostgreSQL environments to ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalable performance.

• Automate provisioning, major-version upgrades, monitoring, and credential rotation to reduce manual effort and operational toil across database infrastructure.

• Partner with Product and Data Engineering teams to review data

Department: Infrastructure Engineering