Senior Software Developer, Database Solutions

Summary

Join Wealthsimple's Platform Engineering Team as a Data-Stores Engineer, where you'll partner with stakeholders to drive data-related technical problems at scale, design and administer data systems, and ensure scalability and reliability.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience as a database solution architect. This may include, but is not limited to, prior roles in solutions architecture, software engineering, or software development
• Experience with AWS Aurora Postgres, Redis, Enterprise Redis, AWS Elasticache and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB
• Proficiency in Python, data transformation and data migration
• An ability to understand how to organize and consolidate customers' data in various formats and from various source applications
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimization
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Experience with design and implementation of high performance systems with reliable monitoring and logging

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across different product domains, infrastructure, and leadership, driving data related technical problems at scale
• Design, Administer, Maintain, monitor and conduct performance tuning efforts for data systems such as AWS Aurora Postgres, Redis/Elasticache, DynamoDB, Oracle, etc
• Design and implement backup and recovery plans
• Ensure Data stores scalability and reliability through proactive analysis and thorough capacity planning
• Work in partnership with stakeholders to understand client integration requirements and business processes with our data stores
• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of integration solutions through rigorous testing and quality assurance
• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including technical specifications, code documentation, and progress reports
• Work with a large amount of autonomy to set the technical direction for scalable projects

Benefits

• Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
• 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year