Senior Software Engineer - Database
Core
Design and build platforms, automation, and AI-driven tooling to make database infrastructure invisible and self-service for product engineers.
Role type
Senior IC SRE/Platform Engineer (Database Infrastructure)
Builds
Unified observability platform, MCP interfaces for AI agents, Agentic AI DBA automation, self-service database provisioning platform
Domain
Fintech / Global Payments / Cloud Infrastructure (GCP)
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, Go, Java, or Kotlin; PostgreSQL (performance tuning, replication, schema design); Redis (clustering, persistence); GCP (CloudSQL, Memorystore); Terraform; Kubernetes; Docker; System Design; Automation/Tooling Engineering
Preferred skills
Internal Developer Platforms (IDP); AI/LLM integration for operations; MCP (Model Context Protocol); Observability stack (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog); Fintech domain experience
Technologies
Postgres, Redis, GCP, CloudSQL, Memorystore, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, MCP, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog
Responsibilities
Build unified database observability platform; Build MCP interfaces for safe AI agent access; Develop Agentic AI DBA for routine tasks; Create self-service database platform; Drive database reliability and operational excellence; Collaborate with engineering teams on performance and schema design
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC