Databases Engineer - Remote

Overview

As a Databases Engineer at Wave, you will ensure our databases are highly reliable, scalable, and performant to support our rapid growth.

In Short

• Design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure and tools for database management.
• Improve Kubernetes-based database workloads in the cloud and local datacenters.
• Enhance database observability through metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting.
• Optimize performance and efficiency of backend services and databases.
• Collaborate with product teams to improve service reliability.
• Participate in on-call incident response processes.
• Champion security and compliance in infrastructure.
• Work remotely from anywhere (between GMT +3 and GMT -5).
• Competitive salary and generous equity package.
• Opportunity to tackle exciting challenges in a growing company.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in an engineering role.
• Strong experience in managing Relational Databases in Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of networking, distributed systems, and database concepts.
• Track record of implementing observability and SRE best practices.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language, preferably Python.
• Ability to debug and optimize complex systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for bringing financial services to underserved markets.

Benefits

• Subsidized health insurance and retirement contributions.
• 6 months fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance.
• Flexible vacation, with most taking 30-40 days per year.
• $10,000 annual charitable donation matching.