Taxwell · 1 month ago
Senior Database Administrator
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expTaxwell helps everyday Americans get every tax advantage they deserve by finding credits and deductions they never even knew existed. As the Senior Database Administrator, you will be Taxwell’s top technical authority on database operations, performance, security, and platform strategy, overseeing the reliability and performance of their database ecosystem.
Enterprise SoftwareSoftwareTax Preparation
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end health, performance, availability, and scalability of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB databases across AWS environments
Lead the evolution of Taxwell’s database platform architecture, standards, and operational practices
Identify and implement improvements that enhance performance and reliability, especially for seasonal high-volume workloads
Perform advanced performance tuning through execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, and optimization techniques
Refine and manage backup/restore processes to meet strict RPO/RTO requirements
Build and maintain Datadog-based DB observability dashboards and alerts in alignment with SRE
Participate in on-call rotations and lead triage of database-related incidents, including contributing to blameless RCAs
Partner with SRE, Software Engineering, Data Engineering & Analytics, and Architecture teams to ensure database best practices are integrated into application and data pipelines
Review and deploy database change scripts from internal development teams and third-party vendors
Provide guidance during architectural reviews, schema design, and performance modeling for new features
Develop automation using T-SQL, PowerShell, and Bash to streamline operations, baseline performance, validate system health, and support observability
Implement automated integrity checks, failover validation, and performance baselining
Contribute to and review database Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) definitions using CloudFormation and Terraform
Support modernization as Taxwell evolves its data platform and migrates legacy systems to more scalable architectures
Implement and audit database security controls, encryption, access management, and compliance requirements
Ensure adherence to best practices for data integrity, retention, auditing, and access control
Serve as the senior-most technical DBA, mentoring junior DBAs and guiding engineers in database best practices
Lead cross-team initiatives to improve reliability, scalability, automation, and data quality
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in database administration, engineering, or architecture roles
Deep expertise with Microsoft SQL Server (performance tuning, high availability, indexing, query optimization)
Production experience with PostgreSQL and DynamoDB
Strong experience with AWS database services including RDS and SQL Server on EC2
Proficiency in T-SQL, PowerShell, and Bash for automation
Experience supporting high-scale, mission-critical environments
Familiarity with IaC (CloudFormation, Terraform) with ability to review DB IaC changes
Experience with Datadog or similar observability platforms
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Strong analytical and diagnostic abilities with a data-driven mindset
Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with seasonal workload spikes
High ownership, accountability, and urgency
Experience mentoring and elevating other team members
Preferred
Experience with AI-assisted database insight or performance tooling
Exposure to EKS-based microservices environments
Experience contributing to SLO/SLI definitions for database services
Company
Taxwell
Taxwell is a digital tax filing platform that offers tax preparation software solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase