Principal Database Administrator (DBA)

Finom•Georgia, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam, focused on revolutionizing financial landscapes for entrepreneurs with an all-in-one financial B2B solution. The company has secured significant funding and is expanding across key EU markets. Finom fosters an inspiring work environment that prioritizes innovation, research, and swift implementation of solutions. The Principal Database Administrator will be the ultimate reliability owner of Finom’s banking database infrastructure, requiring a visionary engineer who can balance high-level architectural strategy with hands-on implementation and operations.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a PostgreSQL DBA in high-load, production environments (preferably Fintech or mission-critical systems).
Deep PostgreSQL Expertise: Advanced knowledge of index design (B-tree, GIN, GiST, BRIN), partitioning, and vacuum tuning.
HA/DR Mastery: Proven experience designing streaming replication, clustering, and automated backup validation.
Cloud Fluency: Hands-on experience with cloud-managed PostgreSQL (specifically GCP) and Linux systems administration.
Automation Mindset: Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD workflows (GitLab, ArgoCD).
Strong SQL Skills: Expertise in complex queries, stored procedures, and functions.
Observability Stack: Experience building monitoring and alerting for databases (Prometheus/Grafana).
Fluent English

Nice To Haves

Compliance Experience: Working within frameworks like PCI DSS or GDPR.
Multi-Stack Experience: Familiarity with Redis, BigQuery, or additional data systems (Cassandra, ClickHouse).
Advanced Tooling: Experience with various connection pooling tools beyond PgBouncer.
Security Pro: Deep knowledge of secure secrets and credential management practices.

Responsibilities

Own Database Reliability: Drive high availability and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring RPO/RTO targets are met for our core banking systems.
Architect for Scale: Define and execute the scalability roadmap, including partitioning, sharding strategies, and capacity forecasting.
Optimize Performance: Perform deep-dive query optimization, execution plan analysis, and proactive bottleneck remediation.
Design Infrastructure: Build and manage scalable inference and connection pooling strategies (PgBouncer) and robust backup/restore automations.
Establish Observability: Design the monitoring architecture (Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics) and define SLIs/SLOs for database health.
Champion Security: Implement banking-grade security practices, including credential management and compliance-aligned data handling.
Partner Across Engineering: Work with product teams to ensure database schema changes and architectural decisions support a high-load environment.
Lead by Example: Set the technical bar for the DBA function through mentoring, standards definition, and hands-on implementation.

Benefits

Make a genuine impact on the product
Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product.
Work in the EU
Embark on this exciting journey with us and enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe.
Become a stock options holder
Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours through our Stock Options Program. This exciting opportunity is available to every team member, from junior team members to our founders.
Receive unwavering support and care
Finom stands by you at every step, embodying our commitment to your well-being and success reflected in our modern, friendly, and eco-conscious corporate culture. We offer constant support and care to ensure your Finom experience is successful and fulfilling.
Work & Swim program
Immerse yourself in our exclusive Work & Swim Program. Spend one month in a comfortable corporate apartment in enchanting Cyprus. It's the ideal opportunity to strike the perfect work-life balance while enjoying breathtaking Mediterranean views.