Senior Database Administrator (PostgreSQL)

Location: Remote/Spain; relocation support is available to hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain.

Company

hirify.global is a fintech company providing flexible payment solutions that help shoppers split payments online and in stores.

What you will do

• Design, build, install, and maintain large relational databases.
• Maintain database integrity and security, including backups and recovery procedures.
• Implement disaster recovery, failover, replication, clustering, mirroring, and other high-availability strategies.
• Monitor and improve database performance, apply patches and upgrades, and optimize queries.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize database usage.
• Use PgBouncer and modern database monitoring systems while keeping current with database technologies and best practices.

Requirements

• Proven hands-on PostgreSQL experience, including setup, replication, upgrades, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries.
• Experience with backup and recovery strategies, including Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR).
• Strong understanding of database design, documentation, and development best practices.
• Working knowledge of Bash, Python, or Go.
• Experience migrating large databases across cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, including Kubernetes, Terraform, and Helm.
• Experience with real-time data streaming technologies such as Debezium or Flink.
• Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and professional proficiency in English at B2 level or higher.

Nice to have

• Experience with ClickHouse.
• Experience managing DBaaS solutions on GCP or AWS.
• Relevant certifications or formal training in database management.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote setup with a full-time B2B contract.
• Up to 20% tax allowance and 22 paid leave days annually.
• Stock options through an ESOP in a fast-scaling, pre-IPO company.
• Flexible benefits for wellness, travel, or learning.
• International engineering team in a global fintech company.
• Relocation support to hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain, including flights, temporary accommodation, and legal setup.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by an HR call.
• Technical interview and final interview at hirify.global.
• Successful candidates proceed to hiring.