#vacancy #hiring
Position: Database CloudOps
Company: Salmon
Location: Remote work is possible, preferred time zones GMT+1 to GMT+5
Employment: fulltime
Salary: 5000-7500$ gross ready to discuss

We are Salmon a team of finance professionals and entrepreneurs backed by world-class investors — come with the vision and capabilities to provide a new level of service and financial inclusion through a combination of technology, product design, security, data analytics and relentless focus on customer care.
We are building a financial technology business that works impeccably 24x365, creating thousands of jobs and provides easy access to finance for millions of Filipinos — and would love you see joining us in this journey, as a partner, vendor, employee, or a customer. The new world is ours to discover together.
We are looking for Database CloudOps to join our team
Your Future Tasks 🔧
- Support and administration of a high-load database (approximately 20,000 transactions per minute)
- Performing and maintaining zero-downtime database migrations (seamless migrations).
- Proactive identification and resolution of database-related issues and performance bottlenecks
- Collaboration with the development team to address tasks related to database architecture and query optimization
- Configuration and maintenance of database PostgreSQL infrastructure in AWS (RDS, Aurora), managed through Terraform
- Participation in database architecture optimization, performance tuning, bottleneck analysis, and proposing improvements
- Handling tasks related to incident and performance management; participation in new projects and services involving databases
- Active involvement in the development process: taking initiative to identify issues and propose tasks, not just handling incoming tickets
Nice to Have
- Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and microservices architectures.
- Ability to train colleagues on database best practices, including conducting short internal workshops
We’re Looking for Someone Who ✅
- 3–5+ years of professional experience in software engineering or data engineering (depending on the role)
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL — query optimization, indexing strategies, replication, and performance troubleshooting
- Experience working with large-scale data systems, ETL pipelines, or distributed backend systems
- Solid understanding of SQL performance tuning, schema design, and transaction management
- Hands-on experience with Linux systems, monitoring tools, and automation scripting Familiarity with AWS services (Aurora, RDS, Redshift, kafka debezium connectors) and similar cloud environments
- Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
**Why would it be cool to work with us?
What we create**
- Modern banking services for millions of Filipinos
- Cutting-edge solutions based on the best world practices and AI implementation
- Licensed neobank aiming to be a unicorn and leading fintech in the fast-growing region of Southeast Asia
- A business capable of raising over $60MM from the ADQ (the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi), World Bank Group and other investors despite the challenging market
- An environment that allows you to launch new products in 3-4 months
- A basis for expanding into new markets all over the world
What we offer
- Passionate international team spanning the globe
- Rapid professional growth. Merit (and merit only) rules the day
- Reward for performance and long-term success of Salmon
- Fast track to grow internationally
- New office in Manila, Philippines
- Relocation support for eligible candidates
- Remote and hybrid options
- Medical insurance, health and wellness benefits
- Program of events and activities both online and in person
If you wanna join our team - feel free to apply!
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**https://salmon.peopleforce.io/careers/v/162097-database-cloudops?source_id=18284