Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Database Administrator/Data Engineer

 Job Description:

What our Client Value:

  • We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
  • Seek Excellence.
  • Be Selective To Be Effective.
  • Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
  • Disagree Transparently.
  • Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
  • Build Dream Teams.

What You'll Do:

  • Proactively manage and maintain data systems based on organizational standards and requirements 
  • Ensure continuous operation of data systems by performing troubleshooting and conducting remedial actions as needed
  • Implement and enforce policies & procedures to carry out data-related BAU tasks to support various business functions and teams
  • Implement services, scripts, and pipelines to allow people to access data more easily

What Were Looking For:

  • 3+ years of professional experience of managing production databases
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals, with experience in using commonly used tooling such as CI/CD, Git, Linux/UNIX
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, their implementations, and optimization techniques
  • Strong knowledge in SQL and expertise in at least one programming language (preferably Python)
  • Experience in stakeholder management
  • Experience in utilizing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform

Bonus Points:

  • Practical experience in working in the FinTech/Finance/Crypto sector
  • Hands-on experience with using/managing PySpark/Databricks in production environment
  • Experience in utilizing/managing AWS cloud environment & related tooling
  • Experience in utilizing/managing Postgres databases in production environment
  • Experience in utilizing timeseries databases
  • Practical programming experience in Go or Java

What our client can offer:

  • Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
  • Competitive paid time off
  • Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents
  • Free virtual coaching sessions through Headspace
  • Free daily snacks in-office
  • Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
  • Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
  • *Benefits may vary depending on location.