Staff Database Administrator

📋 Description

• Own the production PostgreSQL estate end to end — multi-terabyte Aurora clusters across clearing
• Lead multi-region resilience for data stores: convert production clusters to Aurora Global
• Drive database segmentation. Carve our most critical domains out of shared clusters into dedicated
• Architect for an order-of-magnitude increase in accounts, positions, and daily transaction volume
• Own the upgrade program. Plan and execute major-version upgrades across the fleet with minimal
• Own change data capture and data movement — Debezium, Kafka/MSK, and AWS DMS — for throughput, lag

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years operating production relational databases at scale, ideally at a B2B financial services
• Deep PostgreSQL expertise: query planning and optimization, indexing, partitioning, vacuum and
• Hands-on experience running Aurora or RDS at multi-terabyte scale, including major-version
• Proven multi-region disaster recovery design: defining and defending RTO and RPO targets
• Practical experience with change data capture and data movement — Debezium, Kafka, or AWS DMS — and
• Comfort working as code: Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and version-controlled schema

🎁 Benefits

• Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our
• Competitive compensation.
• Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
• 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
• 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an