Why Housecall Pro?

Help us build solutions that build better lives. At Housecall Pro, we show up to work every day to make a difference for real people: the home service professionals that support America’s 100 million homes. We’re all about the Pro, and dedicate our days to helping them streamline operations, scale their businesses, and—ultimately—save time so they can be with their families and live well.

While our headquarters are based in Denver, Colorado, our team spans the globe, with teammates across Brazil, Poland, the Philippines, Mexico, and beyond. We care deeply about our customers and foster a culture where our company, people and Pros grow and succeed together—no matter where they’re based. Leadership is as focused on growing team members’ careers as they expect their teams to be on creating solutions for Pros.

We also offer:

Paid holidays and flexible, take-it-as-you-need-it scheduled time off
A culture built on innovation that values big ideas, no matter where they come from
A MacBook set up and ready from day one, plus a $500 stipend to design your ideal workspace
Central European Time (CET) hours to support a balanced schedule for our Poland-based team
Equity in a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier VCs

About the role

As a Staff Database Engineer I within our Site Reliability Engineering team, you improve the performance, reliability, security, and scalability of our database systems. You design and maintain resilient data solutions, optimize database usage patterns, and help engineering teams make sound decisions about schema design, queries, migrations, and integrations.

You apply deep database expertise to complex production challenges and contribute to system design, cloud architecture, continuous delivery, and business continuity practices. You identify risks, resolve recurring issues, and develop solutions that improve long-term maintainability. You provide thoughtful technical guidance, contribute to design reviews, and help engineers adopt effective database practices.

Our team is passionate, empathetic, hard working, and above all else focused on improving the lives of our service professionals (our Pros). Our success is their success.

Compensation: 9 400 - 11 800 USD per month (B2B)

What you do each day:

Design, build, and maintain secure, reliable, and scalable database schemas and storage systems
Optimize MySQL and PostgreSQL databases for performance, stability, security, and efficient resource use
Develop and implement database scaling strategies, including replication, partitioning, and sharding
Partner with engineering teams to improve schema designs, queries, data migrations, and application integrations
Monitor and troubleshoot production databases, resolving issues that affect availability, performance, or data integrity
Analyze database incidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventative solutions
Contribute database expertise to architecture and design reviews for new systems and enhancements
Support cross-functional initiatives involving disaster recovery, data classification, software upgrades, ETL, security, and compliance
Establish and promote effective practices for database observability, high availability, backup, recovery, and maintainability
Evaluate emerging database technologies and practices that may improve the scalability, reliability, or efficiency of our systems

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing relational database systems in complex production environments
Experience in database engineering, DevOps, software engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related technical field
Deep knowledge of database architecture, data modeling, indexing, transactions, constraints, and query optimization
Hands-on experience optimizing and supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, or comparable relational database technologies
Experience with database backup and recovery, high availability, replication, partitioning, and scaling strategies
Knowledge of database security practices, access controls, data protection, and compliance requirements
Experience diagnosing production database issues and developing durable solutions that reduce recurring risk
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain database concepts and technical trade-offs to varied audiences
Strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to building high-quality, maintainable systems

What will help you succeed:

Strong systems thinking and the ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term reliability and scalability
Sound technical judgment when evaluating database architecture, indexing, storage, and performance trade-offs
The ability to create clarity when requirements, constraints, or paths forward are ambiguous
A collaborative approach to guiding engineers and improving database practices across teams
The ability to influence technical decisions and align stakeholders without relying on direct authority
Intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated ability to build expertise across unfamiliar systems and technologies
Personal resilience and adaptability as priorities, technologies, and organizational needs evolve
A pragmatic mindset that balances technical excellence with customer value and business impact

Sounds interesting? We're waiting for your resume!

This role is open to candidates in Poland . The specific salary for the successful candidate will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

Founded in 2013, Housecall Pro helps home service professionals (Pros) streamline every aspect of their business. With easy-to-use tools for scheduling, dispatching, payments, and more, Housecall Pro enables Pros to save time, grow profitably, and provide best-in-class service.

Housecall Pro’s brand portfolio includes Business Coaching by Housecall Pro, a business coaching solution for home services businesses. Our brands are united by a singular mission to champion our Pros to success.

We support more than 50,000 businesses and have over 2,000 ambitious, mission-driven, genuinely fun-loving teammates across the globe. If you want to do work that impacts real people, supported by a team that will invest in you every step of the way, we’d love to hear from you.

Housecall Pro celebrates diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. #LI-Remote

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring and Engagement Processes: we may use artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of employment and independent contractor applications, including screening and qualification assessments. All final hiring and engagement decisions are made by human representatives, not AI tools.

Any specific metrics, targets, or performance goals referenced in this posting are illustrative only and are subject to change based on evolving business needs.

Staff Database Engineer II - Poland

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