Senior Database Engineer, MagicSchool AI
$160-205k
+ Equity
AI education platform
Job no longer available
AI education platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$160-205k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To develop cutting-edge AI solutions that empower educators and inspire students.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of hands-on experience operating PostgreSQL in production environments
- 3+ years of hands-on experience asynchronously collaborating with development teams, either in application development or infrastructure as code
- Strong SQL skills including complex queries, performance tuning, and data modeling
- Experience with database migrations, schema evolution, and zero-downtime deployment strategies
- Proficiency with database monitoring, performance analysis, and troubleshooting
- Understanding of database internals: indexing strategies, query planning, and execution optimization
- Experience working closely with application developers and understanding application data access patterns
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Comfort working in a fast paced growth-staged company
Desirable
- Backend or full-stack engineering experience in a Typescript or Next.js environment
- Python application, data pipeline, or data warehouse engineering
- Experienced with infrastructure-as-code / devops practices and environments
- Experience with non-relational database usage in a production environment
- Familiarity with the Supabase platform
What the job involves
- Application Database Design:
- Partner with application development teams to design optimal Postgres data models that support new features and scale with business growth
- Review and optimize Postgres data structures and query patterns to ensure efficient performance
- Collaborate on API design decisions that impact database structure and query efficiency
- Database Operations:
- Analyze database query load to find opportunities for efficiency gains, and implementing them practively
- Implement and maintain database observability and monitoring systems
- Manage database upgrades, backup strategies, and read replica configurations
- Troubleshoot and resolve production database incidents as part of support rotation
- Maintain and enhance adherence to devops principles in database operations
- Data Integrity & User Privacy:
- Plan, review and execute application data migrations, collaborating with product development teams to coordinate releases
- Implement and execute efficient large scale data migrations
- Design and implement data security / privacy tooling
- Data Platform:
- Collaborate with development and platform team to architect large scale new data persistence systems and migrate production traffic to them
- Develop and promote standards and best practices of database design and development
Our take
MagicSchool AI is levelling up education with its generative AI tools designed to enhance both teaching and learning environments. Initially focused on creating AI-driven resources for educators, the company is now expanding to provide tools directly for students, to support various learning activities and improve educational outcomes.
These tools are built to streamline and enrich the educational experience with customized AI solutions that cater specifically to the needs of teachers and students. By working closely with educational institutions and incorporating feedback, MagicSchool aims to address common challenges in education and make AI a valuable asset in the classroom.
With substantial funding to its name, it's clear that investors see the potential in MagicSchool's proposition. The company is now ready to take the next step in its mission of integrating AI into educational settings to benefit both teachers and students.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2025
$60m
LATE VC
Feb 2025
$45m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $122.4m
Company benefits
- Work from home: We offer the flexibility and comfort of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration - regardless of location.
- Unlimited PTO: We offer unlimited time off to promote work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need in service to their work.
- Insurance: We offer various medical plans, provided at low to no premiums as well as low premium dental and vision coverage so you can take care of yourself and your family.
- 401k Match: We match 100% of the first 1% and 50% of your next 5% towards your 401(k).
- Stock Options: All of our employees are offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years. If we do well, you do well!
- Parental Leave: We offer 12 weeks paid parental leave for recovery and bonding with the newest addition to your family.
- Wellness: Every month, you receive an additional $100 monthly wellness stipend - to spend on whatever you please!
- Office Setup Stipend: When you join the MagicSchool team, you’ll automatically receive a $500 stipend to set up your home office to meet your needs.
Company HQ
Civic Center, Denver, CO
Leadership
Adeel Khan
(Founder & CEO)Previously a Founding School Director/Managing Director of Schools at DSST Public Schools. Prior to that, they were a Social Studies Teacher at KIPP Metro Atlanta and a Special Education and English Teacher at Teach for America.
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