Database Reliability Engineer

If you have fallen and risen, if you have broken and fixed, if you have dreamt and built, then you have grit. Then we speak the same language. Welcome to the Wolfpack.

About CloudWalk: We are one of the fastest growing fintechs on the planet. We kick ass. A unicorn, with millions of happy customers, a hardcore team, and hundreds of millions in funding and revenue. But not your typical startup. We build and learn, fast, and we want the hackers, the artists, the crafters - join the Wolfpack!

Cloudwalk is an AI-first company, utilizing cutting-edge technology to bring equity to the fragmented payment landscape in Brazil. Our flagship venture, InfinitePay, is revolutionizing the payment acquisition arena in Latam. We work relentlessly to change market dynamics and push the boundaries of payment processing, making it more accessible and faster for small businesses. Our technology, responsible for processing more than US$3 billion, is merely on the launching pad.

Just as a solid foundation ensures the stability of a skyscraper, the reliability and performance of our databases underpin the smooth operation of our systems. If you take pride in ensuring databases are always up and running, enjoy designing strong structures to prevent data chaos, and thrive on the challenges that come with maintaining the reliability of vast amounts of information, then this role of Database Reliability Engineer is designed for you.

What You'll Be Doing:

* Work closely with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Backend Engineering teams to ensure seamless data operations 
* Design, develop, optimize, and migrate high-performance database systems 
* Provide High Availability (HA) solutions, manage read/write replicas, and ensure database resilience 
* Ensure proper database governance, perform access controls, and manage data security on the cloud 
* Design, optimize, and manage relational databases, with an emphasis on PostgreSQL 
* Plan and execute database migration, e.g., from CloudSQL to AlloyDB 
* Support the basics of infrastructure like networking, proxy, etc. 
* Implement and manage ETL, Orchestration and CI/CD pipelines 

What You Need To Succeed:

* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Maths, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, or related industry experience. 
* Experience in Database Administration and strong understanding of Database Architecture 
* Expertise in design, optimization, and migration of databases 
* Experience in providing High Availability (HA) solutions, managing read/write replicas, logical replication 
* Experience with Kafka and NoSQL databases is a plus 
* Expertise in PostgreSQL performance tuning 
* Understanding of data security, access controls, and cloud-based data governance 
* Understanding of basic infrastructure including networking, proxy, etc. 
* Strong English communication skills to have in-depth technical discussions. (Portuguese not required) 

Nice to Haves:

* Experience with Data Warehouse/Data Lake architectures 
* Experience with Google Cloud Platform 

As a member of the data team, we expect you to be a self-starter who doesn't shy away from identifying challenges and crafting ingenious solutions. If you share our passion for creating an equitable digital payments system and relish the opportunity to dive into the vast sea of data architecture, come join us at Cloudwalk! We are not expecting candidates to have expertise across all of these areas. We will gladly help you bridge the gaps. As a member of a fully remote and distributed team, you are expected to complete tasks autonomously, being highly collaborative and self-driven.

Diversity and Inclusion We believe in social inclusion, respect, and appreciation of all people. We promote a welcoming work environment, where each CloudWalker can be authentic, regardless of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexuality, mobility, disability, or education.