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PgDog

Scaling engine for PostgreSQL

Y CombinatorSpring 2025ActiveB2BInfrastructureDatabases

What they do

Problem

PostgreSQL is difficult to scale for high-traffic applications that need sharding, load balancing, and connection pooling without major app changes.

Solution

PgDog is a SQL-aware Postgres sharding, load balancing, and pooling layer that automatically distributes queries across databases for managed Postgres like AWS RDS.

Who it's for

Developers and infrastructure teams operating Postgres-backed applications that need to scale on managed databases without changing application code or schema.

Founders

Lev Kokotov
Founder

Second time technical founder, sharded Postgres at Instacart in 2020 during peak growth. Previously built PostgresML (AI + PostgreSQL = 🚀).

Open roles 1

Founding Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA, US / CA, US / OR, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; CA, US; OR, US) · Full-time · $150K - $225K · 1.00% - 3.00%
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