Senior Database Engineer
Core
Own query and index performance, implement horizontal scaling, and manage high availability for production SQL Server estates to support latency-critical card authorization and ledger paths.
Role type
Senior Database Engineer (SQL Server)
Builds
Production SQL Server estates, self-service performance tools, and automated database operations.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Relational Databases
Required skills
SQL Server administration, query optimization, T-SQL, Entity Framework, PowerShell, Python, Terraform, high availability design, disaster recovery planning, cost management, sharding, partitioning, read replicas
Preferred skills
Graph databases, zero-downtime data migrations, Entity Framework, PostgreSQL knowledge
Technologies
SQL Server, Azure SQL, Entity Framework, C#, PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Query Store, Availability Groups
Responsibilities
Optimize query execution plans and wait statistics; implement horizontal scaling architectures; manage high availability and disaster recovery; build self-service performance tools; automate operations with IaC; review data-access designs with engineering teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC