Senior Database Developer (MongoDB/AWS)

TL;DR

Senior Database Developer (MongoDB/AWS): Designing and optimizing high-performance database solutions for mission-critical systems with an accent on MongoDB and AWS Aurora. Focus on scaling databases, performance tuning, and ensuring high availability and reliability across cloud environments.

Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in medical technology, creating innovative products to improve the lives of patients worldwide.

What you will do

• Design and implement high-performance MongoDB solutions for demanding workloads.
• Manage and optimize AWS RDS (MySQL/Aurora) instances for security, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Support database deployments and orchestration using EKS (Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with developers to design efficient data models, queries, and indexing strategies.
• Manage database schema versioning and scripts via GitHub and Flyway.
• Monitor and tune performance using AWS CloudWatch and Datadog to proactively address bottlenecks.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with MongoDB architecture, development, and optimization.
• 4+ years of experience with MySQL development and administration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS RDS and Aurora.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized deployments.
• Proficiency with GitHub-based version control and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong expertise in database performance tuning and query optimization.

Nice to have

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for database changes.
• Experience with Docker and other container orchestration tools.
• Familiarity with AWS Lambda, CloudWatch, and IAM.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture emphasizing growth, learning, and engineering excellence.
• Opportunity to influence database and platform design decisions.
• Collaborative and supportive environment with strong cross-team partnerships.
• Chance to make a tangible impact on products affecting customers worldwide.