Staff Database Engineer
Core
Engineering and operating Venmo's internal and customer-facing production data stores to support data-driven innovation, platform resilience, and growth.
Role type
Staff Database Engineer (Cloud-Native)
Builds
Cloud-native database systems (Aurora MySQL, DocumentDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, ElastiCache) for Venmo's two-sided payment network.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Database design (relational and non-relational), Database operations (AWS DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Cassandra, MySQL, Aurora, Redis, Elasticsearch), Infrastructure as code (AWS CLI, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet), Programming and scripting (Python, Java, Bash, Lambda, API GW), Mentoring and developing leads
Preferred skills
AWS Solutions Architect certification
Technologies
AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Lambda, API GW, Python, Java, Bash, AWS DynamoDB, AWS DocumentDB, Cassandra, MySQL, AWS Aurora, Redis, Elasticsearch
Responsibilities
Coordinate activities of other engineers on projects or within systems, Determine technical tasks for other engineers, Proactively improve existing structures and processes, Exercise judgement in reconciling diverse priorities to identify optimal solutions, Collaborate with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor, Represent PayPal to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on technical leader with mentorship responsibilities