1d ago

Database Engineer

Colombia

โœจ $120k-$160k / yearest.

full-timesenior Remotefinance

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll implement cross-region replication and build operational tooling for a Tier-1 US payments platform migrating to multi-region AWS architecture. Your core impact is ensuring data replication reliability and disaster recovery readiness across Aurora, DynamoDB, Cassandra, and other data stores. This role stands out with hands-on multi-region replication in a regulated financial environment.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Implement cross-region replication for multiple data stores.
  • Codify infrastructure using Terraform or CDK.
  • Build observability for replication health in Datadog.
  • Author and execute failover/failback runbooks.
  • Support CDC pipelines for monolith-to-microservices migration.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 5+ years production database engineering on AWS in financial services.
  • Deep production experience with at least two of: Aurora MySQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DocumentDB, Neptune.
  • Practical cross-region replication experience (Global Database, Global Tables, multi-DC Cassandra).
  • Strong Terraform or CDK skills with multi-region module design.
  • Comfort with CDC tooling (DMS, DDB Streams, Kafka Connect, Debezium).

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Cassandra multi-DC operations at scale.
  • AWS MSK or Kafka MirrorMaker 2 experience.
  • Datadog Database Monitoring and custom CloudWatch metrics.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐ŸŒ Global team collaboration
  • ๐Ÿ“š Continuous learning and innovation
  • ๐Ÿค Inclusive environment
  • ๐Ÿš€ Real-world AI-driven projects

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
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