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Staff Database Administrator

Altruist
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Posted
12 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years operating production relational databases at scale, ideally in B2B financial services, fintech, or SaaS
  • Deep PostgreSQL expertise including query planning, optimization, and replication
  • Hands-on experience with Aurora or RDS at multi-terabyte scale
  • Proven multi-region disaster recovery design experience
  • Practical experience with change data capture and data movement tools like Debezium and Kafka
  • Comfort working as code with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and version-controlled schema migration tooling
Nice to have
  • Expertise with AI best practices for database operations
  • Experience splitting monolithic databases into domain-owned clusters
  • Operational experience with MySQL, Snowflake, ElastiCache/Redis, or OpenSearch
  • Kafka or Amazon MSK operations experience
  • Experience supporting large-scale data migration or platform integration
What the job really is

As a Staff Database Administrator at Altruist, you will manage a multi-terabyte Aurora PostgreSQL estate that supports a high volume of brokerage accounts and transactions. Your responsibilities include ensuring the reliability and performance of the database systems, leading disaster recovery initiatives, and collaborating with various teams to enhance data architecture and governance. This role offers significant autonomy in design and implementation, allowing you to influence the future of the company's data management strategies.

Benefits
  • Competitive total compensation
  • Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting
  • 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • Company perks program including discounts on various services
Things to weigh
  • Salary range provided is broad, from $181,000 to $265,000
  • Role involves significant responsibility with autonomy, which may lead to high expectations
  • Hybrid work schedule requires three days onsite, which may not suit all candidates
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