Senior Software Engineer, Database Infrastructure - Remote

Overview

Monarch is a powerful, all-in-one personal finance platform designed to help make the complexity of finances feel simple again. Since launching in 2021, we’ve become the top-recommended personal finance app by users and experts. Our goal? To take the stress out of finances so our members can focus on what truly matters.

We are a team of do-ers led by experienced entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping our members reach their financial goals. We are hyper focused on building a product people love and continuing to evolve based on user feedback.

As a fully remote company (even before COVID!), we welcome applicants from almost anywhere. Our team collaborates synchronously mostly from 9 AM – 2 PM PT and embraces asynchronous work to stay connected across time zones.

Join us on our mission to transform lives by simplifying money, together.

In Short

• Build and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure on AWS using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Maintain and expand Monarch’s database infrastructure, including Aurora and RDS clusters, and support strategic efforts like sharding and scaling.
• Support our container orchestration systems (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure our services are observable, reliable, and performant.
• Continuously evaluate and introduce infrastructure tools and practices that support developer velocity and platform scalability.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working with large-scale production infrastructure with high traffic or data volume.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with PostgreSQL administration or performance tuning.
• Deep experience with AWS services and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Experience with containerization technologies such as ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Work wherever you want! As a fully remote company with no central office, we want you to work wherever you are happiest and most productive.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation in a hyper growth, early stage company 🚀.
• Stipend to set-up your ideal working environment.
• Competitive Benefit Plans for employees based on your location.
• Unlimited PTO.
• 3 day weekend every month!