Wealthsimple · 10 hours ago
Senior Software Developer, Database Infrastructure
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
6+ years expWealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining financial management. They are seeking a Senior Software Developer to join their Data Stores team, responsible for architecting and maintaining analytics data warehouses and ensuring optimal database performance and integrity.
FinanceFinTechVenture CapitalFinancial ServicesImpact InvestingPersonal FinanceWealth Management
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain database infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments
Monitor database performance and implement optimizations to improve query efficiency
Develop and maintain backup/recovery procedures and ensure data integrity
Implement and manage database security measures, including access controls and encryption
Develop applications to orchestrate and automate the management, monitoring, and maintenance of fleets of production databases
Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize database schemas and queries
Provide guidance on database best practices and participate in code reviews
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for database architecture and procedures
Participate in on-call rotation for database-related issues
Qualification
Required
6+ years of hands-on administration experience in production environments for at least two of: Redshift, Snowflake, PostgreSQL
Strong experience in Python development
Strong understanding of database internals, optimization, and performance tuning
Experience with high-availability deployments and disaster recovery strategies
Knowledge of database security best practices and compliance requirements
Experience with database monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting
Solid understanding of indexing strategies, query optimization, and execution plans
Familiarity with Terraform and GitHub
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and database change management tools
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with cost optimization operations, especially within AWS
Experience with financial technology systems and related compliance requirements
Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
Knowledge of additional databases beyond the ones listed above
Contributions to open-source database projects or tools
Familiarity with data observability and visualization tools (Preset, Datadog, etc.)
Benefits
Top-tier health benefits and life insurance
Long-term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform
20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days
90 days away program: Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year
A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
Company
Wealthsimple
Wealthsimple is a fintech company that offers digital financial services to help investors grow and manage their money.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.44BKey Investors
Dragoneer Investment Group,GICGreylock,Meritech Capital PartnersTCV
2025-10-27Series E· $393.08M
2025-10-27Secondary Market· $142.94M
2021-05-03Series B· $610.77M
Leadership Team
Michael Katchen
Co-founder & CEO
Radhika Kakkar
COO
Recent News
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