Senior Database Administrator (DBA)
Core
Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of production database systems for a fast-growing payments platform serving Latin America.
Role type
Senior Database Administrator (IC)
Builds
Payment infrastructure supporting companies across Latin America
Domain
Fintech / Payments
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, backup and disaster recovery, replication, high-availability setups, database migrations, performance tuning, security and access control
Preferred skills
after-hours/on-call support, mentoring engineers, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Responsibilities
Design and implement backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies; Lead database deployments, migrations, and schema changes with minimal downtime; Monitor database health and proactively resolve performance bottlenecks; Establish and enforce best practices for security, access control, and data governance; Document database processes and mentor other engineers on database best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC