Senior / Lead DB Platform Engineer at pnlfin

About Finom Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam, and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform. We recently closed a €115 million Series C equity round (around $133 million), bringing our total funding to approximately $346 million. This significant investment follows a $105 million growth funding round from General Catalyst, a long-term backer since 2021 known for supporting companies like Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe. Finom's platform goes beyond traditional banking, offering invoicing and a growing suite of features, including AI-enabled accounting, aiming to simplify financial management for entrepreneurs. We're actively expanding our reach across key EU markets like Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience — we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole. Maintaining our start-up spirit, we prioritize thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and, of course, our business. What You Will Be Doing Database Reliability Ownership • Own the reliability, uptime, and continuity of Finom’s PostgreSQL banking databases • Define and lead database scalability and performance strategy • Drive architectural decisions for high‑availability, multi‑region, and multi‑cluster environments • Manage risk related to data loss, corruption, and operational failures High Availability, DR & Scaling • Design and implement HA setups (streaming replication, clustering, failover automation) • Establish and enforce RPO/RTO standards, DR architecture, and run regular DR drills • Oversee backup, recovery, and validation automation Performance & Observability • Lead proactive performance tuning, load testing, and query optimization • Define SLIs/SLOs and create monitoring frameworks using Prometheus / Grafana • Build alerting, logging, and diagnostics pipelines Team Leadership • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and standards definition • Lead code and architecture reviews related to database reliability • Partner cross‑functionally with backend, platform, SRE, and security teams Automation & Infra • Build Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform/Ansible) for DB orchestration • Improve automation around deployments, schema management, and operations • Work with GCP cloud‑managed PostgreSQL, storage tuning, and resource optimization Who You Are Experience & Leadership • 7+ years as a PostgreSQL DBA in high‑load, production, mission‑critical environments • Experience in financial services / fintech is a strong advantage • Proven Team Lead experience: technical ownership, mentoring, standards setting PostgreSQL Expertise • Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals (MVCC, WAL, vacuum, planner, checkpoints) • Strong index knowledge (b‑tree, GIN, GiST, SP‑GiST, BRIN, RUM) • Advanced query plan analysis and optimization • Expertise in partitioning, sharding, capacity planning, forecasting HA & Disaster Recovery • Experience designing streaming replication, clustering, failover • Strong understanding of RPO/RTO and DR design • Multi‑region cluster experience, DR drills, backup/restore automation Performance & Scalability • PgBouncer (session/transaction modes) expertise • Experience identifying and eliminating bottlenecks • Load testing, benchmarking, and scalability planning Security & Compliance • Understanding of frameworks such as PCI‑DSS and GDPR • Experience with secure credential management and secrets handling Observability & Automation • Experience designing monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics • Ability to define SLIs/SLOs and build diagnostics pipelines • IaC with Terraform / Ansible Cloud & Infra • Strong GCP experience (Cloud SQL/PostgreSQL) • Solid Linux administration fundamentals • Understanding of storage, IOPS, and network performance impacts • Experience with Redis / BigQuery is a plus Fundamental Skills • Strong SQL (complex queries, functions, stored procedures) • Vacuum tuning, index lifecycle management, statistics optimization • Experience with additional data systems (Cassandra, ClickHouse — plus) What You Will Get In Return Make a genuine impact on the product Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product. Work in the EU Embark on this exciting journey with us and enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe. Become a stock options holder Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours through our Stock Options Program. This exciting opportunity is available to every team member, from junior team members to our founders. Receive unwavering support and care Finom stands by you at every step, embodying our commitment to your well-being and success reflected in our modern, friendly, and eco-conscious corporate culture. We offer constant support and care to ensure your Finom experience is successful and fulfilling. Work & Swim program Immerse yourself in our exclusive Work & Swim Program. Spend one month in a comfortable corporate apartment in enchanting Cyprus. It's the ideal opportunity to strike the perfect work-life balance while enjoying breathtaking Mediterranean views. Equal Opportunity Statement  At Finom, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We embrace diversity and invite applications from all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.