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