Database Administrator

We’re PayRetailers, and we offer cutting-edge payment solutions that empower businesses to succeed in Latin America & Africa. Our collaborative and inclusive work environment encourages creativity and growth, where every employee's contribution is valued.

We’ve got big plans to expand into new markets and make a meaningful impact on the world of payments. To help us get there, our Technology team is on the lookout for a new Database Administrator.

About The Role

You’re not just managing databases - you’re protecting the backbone of every story. The Database Administrators team plays a crucial role in ensuring our operational data is always secure, resilient, and ready when it’s needed most.

Key Results

• Ensure operational data is stored securely with zero critical audit findings.
• 95% of queries complete in under 3 seconds, ensuring fast and accurate user experience.
• Meet or exceed defined RPO and RTO objectives in disaster recovery scenarios.
  
  

Your responsibilities

Strategic Initiatives:

• Collaborate with SRE and security teams to enable engineering teams to ship and operate data-intensive applications quickly and with confidence, while ensuring compliance with best practices and regulations.
• Continuously monitor the performance, security, and financial sustainability of the platform.
• Automate toil and increase the amount of development teams’ self-service, freeing up time to build a great service.
• Leverage AI/ML to improve anomaly detection, predictive capacity planning, and democratize access to service metrics (e.g., MCP servers).
  
  

Day-2 Operations:

Databases are maintained daily without service disruptions through (among others):

• Index maintenance
• Sharding
• Dynamic cluster scaling
• Query optimization
• Capacity management
• Backup and restore
  
  

About You

• A proactive attitude and a high sense of customer focus, accountability, and ownership.
• Experience with the activities above for a fintech or a high-throughput environment:
• SQL Server
• One or more of PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, and MongoDB
  

Advantageous

• Any Microsoft DP-300, DP-420, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience with .NET 8 applications, in particular C#.
• DevSecOps practices and working knowledge of Terraform and Liquibase.
  
  

What do we offer?

• Hybrid model: 3 days from the office, 2 days per week working from home/home office and lunch is on us when in the office!
• 26 vacation days per year
• Language classes & professional courses
• Free catering & snacks in the office
• Private health insurance
• An afternoon off on your birthday
  
  

If you’re passionate about tech, innovation, and want to thrive in an environment that values collaboration and diversity, this role might be the perfect fit for you!

Apply today and help us shape the future of the PayTech industry!

To get an idea of what life at PayRetailers is like, check out our Instagram and our About Us page.

Our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion

At PayRetailers, diversity, equity, and inclusion aren't just values – they're fundamental to who we are. We're dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities, recognizing that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our team.

So, if you're passionate about making a difference and excited about the role, we encourage you to apply. Join us in building a global company where everyone can thrive and feel proud to belong.

Please feel free to include your pronouns in your application (e.g. she/her, he/him, they/them, etc.).