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Database Administrator

Remote, Worldwide·Added 12 days ago

Plata Card

27 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Fully remote

    Per the ad.

  • A relocation package

    Help with the move, per the ad.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Plata Card doesn't mention sponsorship, but this role may fit the Digital nomad visa.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Have 3+ years of experience

    Mid-level role.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Relocation support to Mexico, Serbia, Cyprus, Spain, Kazakhstan, Georgia with full visa & permit support to the employee and family
  • Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
  • Healthcare Coverage
  • Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
  • Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
  • Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave

About Plata Card

Plata Card is a Mexican fintech company that provides digital payment and credit solutions, primarily through a mobile app and a physical card. The company focuses on financial inclusion, offering credit products to underserved segments in Mexico. It operates with a technology-driven approach, building its own software and data infrastructure to manage risk, customer support, and product development.

In Spain, Plata Card has established a significant technology and operations hub in Madrid, where it hires for roles in engineering, data, risk, and IT support. The company's culture emphasizes automation, data-driven decision-making, and agile development. For international professionals, the Madrid office offers opportunities to work in a fast-growing fintech with a Latin American focus, often requiring Spanish language skills but also valuing diverse technical expertise.

Founded
2018
Employees
500–1,000
Headquarters
Mexico City, Mexico
In Spain
Madrid

Good to know if you are moving

  • Plata Card's Madrid office is a key technology hub, offering roles in engineering, data, and IT, which may provide opportunities for international professionals to work in a Spanish-speaking environment.
  • The company focuses on financial inclusion, which can be appealing for professionals interested in impactful fintech work.
  • Many roles require proficiency in Spanish, but some technical positions may be open to English speakers, depending on the team.
  • The company uses modern tech stacks like Golang and cloud-based data warehousing, offering exposure to current technologies.
  • As a growing fintech, there may be opportunities for career advancement and taking on significant responsibilities early on.

In their own words

About the company & team

We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator with proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, high-performance database systems. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical databases across multiple technologies and environments.

Challenges that await you:

  • Architect and optimize database infrastructures to support large-scale, high-traffic workloads.
  • Administer and maintain clusters across PostgreSQL
  • Design and operate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring business continuity.
  • Automate operational processes, including scaling, monitoring, and maintenance, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform,OpenTofu, CloudFormation), Ansible, Gitlab CI
  • Optimize performance at every layer: schema design, query execution, indexing, caching, and storage.
  • Configure and manage replication and sharding strategies for high availability, fault tolerance, and geo-distribution.
  • Ensure compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and enforce database security best practices.

What makes you a great fit:

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DBA in production-grade, distributed environments.
  • Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL
  • Proven expertise in managing databases across major cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Yandex Cloud)
  • Advanced expertise in SQL query tuning, schema optimization, and indexing strategies.
  • Strong experience with replication, partitioning, and clustering in high-availability systems.
  • Proficiency in backup, restore, and failover mechanisms in multi-AZ and multi-region setups.
  • Skills in automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go).
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes-based deployments(example operator Zalando for PG,Strimzi Kafka) and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch).
  • B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills:

  • Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation).

Our ways of working:

  • Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
  • Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
  • Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
  • Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
  • High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances
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