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Sr. Cloud Database Engineer

Varo Bank
US Remote, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 May 2023

About the role

Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.
ABOUT THE DATABASE RELIABILITY ENGINEERING TEAMVaro is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.The Database Reliability Engineering Team is helping to build an entire bank from scratch. Our goal is to repair the stale banking industry and build products that help improve the financial well-being of our customers. You will get to work with new technology stacks, be part of a great and diverse workplace, and improve the financial lives of others. In our Engineering teams, we value personal growth, initiative and ownership, collaboration, and the importance of thinking like an engineer.
ABOUT THE CLOUD DATABASE ENGINEER ROLEVaro is seeking a talented and energetic Staff Cloud Database Engineer to join our team. We are responsible for managing the cloud infrastructure and databases that power our web and mobile applications. We work closely with developers and other stakeholders to ensure that our databases are highly available, scalable, and secure. As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies and help us build a world-class infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

  • Manage and maintain our AWS cloud infrastructure, including RDS PostgreSQL databases.
  • Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure database solutions in AWS.
  • Work closely with developers and other stakeholders to optimize database performance and ensure data integrity.
  • Develop and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies for our databases.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, and implement corrective actions as needed.
  • Automate database administration tasks using scripting and/or configuration management tools.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud and database technologies and provide recommendations for improving our infrastructure.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for critical database issues

You'll bring the following required skills and experiences

  • 4+ years of experience as a cloud DBA, with a focus on AWS and RDS PostgreSQL in a cloud native environment
  • 2+ years experience in Python programming.
  • 2+ years of experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, CDK or Pulumi)
  • 2+ years of experience on AWS - particularly EC2, S3, IAM, VPC and DMS
We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you!
About VaroVaro launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all-digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer. 
As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.
We are growing quickly in our hub locations of San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte along with colleagues located across the country. We have been recognized among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes’ Fintech 50, and earned the No. 7 spot on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies across the country.
Varo. A bank for all of us.
Our Core Values- Customers First- Take Ownership- Respect- Stay Curious- Make it Better
Learn more about Varo by following us:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/varomoneyInstagram - www.instagram.com/varobankLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/varobankTwitter - https://twitter.com/varobankEngineering Blog - https://medium.com/engineering-varoSoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/varobank


Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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