1d ago

Database Engineer

USA

โœจ $150k-$200k / yearest.

full-timesenior Remotefinance

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll implement cross-region replication for a Tier-1 US payments platform migrating from single-region to multi-region AWS architecture. You'll build replication, failover, and observability tooling for databases including Aurora MySQL, Cassandra, and DynamoDB.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Implement cross-region replication for databases like Aurora MySQL or DynamoDB.
  • Codify infrastructure in Terraform or CDK for multi-region setups.
  • Build observability for replication health using Datadog and CloudWatch.
  • Author and execute failover runbooks and game-day exercises.
  • Support CDC pipelines for migrating from monolith to microservices.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 5+ years in production database engineering on AWS with financial-services workloads.
  • Deep production experience with at least two of: Aurora MySQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DocumentDB, Neptune.
  • Practical experience with cross-region replication in production.
  • Strong Terraform or CDK skills to build multi-region modules.

โœจ Nice to Have

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

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐ŸŒ Global collaboration across continents and cultures.
  • ๐Ÿ“š Continuous learning and innovation environment.
  • ๐Ÿค Inclusive culture prioritizing ethical AI and growth.

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-3 weeks ยท AI estimate

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