Senior DevOps Engineer

Product company looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer (MySQL Database Infrastructure) to work remotely.

The company delivers ultra-low latency financial backbone systems to tier-1 banks in the EU and the US. It is certified by over 100 Forex trading venues, accounting for over 95% of currency liquidity, and provides a comprehensive solution with a single API for both Maker and Taker. These systems allow the bank to serve a multitude of algorithmic traders, providing market access and trading, risk management, price matching, liquidity aggregation, etc. The company has created a product that enables international companies and banks to conduct instant transactions on global currency exchanges with minimal time delay using its own low-latency gateway. This solution is an advantage for them to be ahead of their competitors by fractions of a millisecond.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on management, optimization and support of database infrastructure (Development, Staging, high-availability Production)

• Cover critical aspects of database administration: security, Failover/Replication, scaling, performance optimization

• Work closely with R&D, QA and DevOps teams, be an internal database expert

Requirements:

• Experience in DevOps/Infrastructure positions, 2-3+ years of hands-on experience specifically with MySQL infrastructure

• Experience with high-availability MySQL configurations, failover/replication, backup and performance tuning

• Practical experience in Linux system administration, including on-premise

• Fluent English

Nice to have:

• Financial background: FIX protocol, FX trading

• Developed in C++, specifically calling mysql from it

The company offers:

• Remote work, schedule 9:00–18:00

• Health insurance or insurance compensation

• Work equipment from the company

• Complete professional freedom in solving complex architectural tasks