About the role

Senior Database Developer managing databases for Felix’s cloud payments platform. Collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality solutions impacting contactless card transactions.

Responsibilities

Manage core payment databases and maintain application data models
Design, build, and maintain optimized queries, stored procedures, indexes and other database artifacts
Build and deploy in our high performant cloud environment
Develop and maintain database applications in our core transaction engine and associated services
Align our solution to PCI DSS and PCI MPoC requirements
Champion and leverage AI in all aspects of the software development lifecycle
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability and performance
Support strong monitoring and alerts across our solution
Mentor other developers while demonstrating high-quality coding standards
Assist our product team with requirements, user stories, estimates and work plans
Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience maintaining application data models and SQL code
3+ years of maintaining, optimizing and evolving database infrastructure
5+ years of developing with C++, Java, or other high-performance languages
2+ years using AI in day-to-day development and maintenance tasks
Experience across multiple database platforms (SQL Server, Postgres, others)
Skill in performance profiling and optimizing high-volume transactions
Hands on experience with DevOps and CI/CD
Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure DevOps pipelines
Strong understanding of microservices and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Strong grasp of OOD and OOP having refactored complex systems in the past
Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior developers, fostering a collaborative and learning-focused environment
Security-first approach to design and implementation
Experience deploying enterprise-grade software in regulated environments.
Familiarity with PCI-DSS compliance and secure payment transactions (Nice to Have)
Experience with message broker and caching services: eg. RabbitMQ, Redis (Nice to Have)
Knowledge of monitoring tools: Grafana or ELK Stack (Nice to Have)

3 weeks of vacation annually plus 6 paid personal days to prioritize your well-being.
Dental, vision and extended health coverage to keep you healthy.
Hybrid flexibility: Enjoy the best of both worlds with 3 days on-site for collaboration and 2 days remote for focus and balance.
Regular team events, celebrations and activities.
Snacks and drinks to keep you energized throughout the day.
Join a close-knit team where your ideas matter, and your work shapes the future of payments.