Senior MySQL DBA for FinTech Platform (Europe)

EER Poland; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior MySQL Database Administrator Engineering in Europe for a fast-growing fintech software vendor. Owns the full database lifecycle across development, staging and production, ensuring high availability, failover and performance tuning.

Collaborates with development, QA and DevOps to optimize SQL queries and stored procedures. The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a DBA with MySQL, strong scripting in Python/Bash, English proficiency, and a background in financial markets or trading, with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a DBA, including at least 3 years with MySQL.
• Hands-on experience with failover, security, performance optimization and backup/recovery.
• Hands-on experience with database design, testing and maintenance.
• Ability to work independently as the only DBA in the company.
• Scripting experience (Python, Bash).
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a structured approach to root cause analysis.
• Good written and spoken English (mandatory).
• Background in financial markets or trading (e.g. FIX protocol).
• Experience with Jira, SVN and Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Own the full database lifecycle: development, staging and production.
• Ensure high availability and failover readiness across environments.
• Performance tuning and optimization of SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Collaborate with development, QA and DevOps teams to promote best practices.

Skills

MySQL

DBA

Python

Bash

C++ (MySQL)

English proficiency

Tools

Jira

SVN

Jenkins

Job description

Senior MySQL Database Administrator Engineering in Europe for a fast-growing fintech software vendor. Owns the full database lifecycle across development, staging and production, ensuring high availability, failover and performance tuning.

Collaborates with development, QA and DevOps to optimize SQL queries and stored procedures. The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a DBA with MySQL, strong scripting in Python/Bash, English proficiency, and a background in financial markets or trading, with