Database Engineer - US

About the Position

Database Engineer - US

Solvd Inc. is a rapidly growing AI-native consulting and technology services firm delivering enterprise transformation across cloud, data, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. We work with industry-leading organizations to design, build, and operationalize technology solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Following the acquisition of Tooploox, a premier AI and product development company, Solvd now offers true end-to-end delivery-from strategic advisory and solution design to custom AI development and enterprise-scale implementation. Our capability centers combine deep technical expertise, proven delivery methodologies, and sector-specific knowledge to address complex business challenges quickly and effectively.

Solvd is migrating a Tier-1 US payments platform from a single AWS region to a multi-region architecture in three phases (pilot light by EOY 2026, warm standby by EOY 2027, full active-active by EOY 2028). The data layer spans Aurora MySQL, Cassandra, ElastiCache (Redis / Valkey), DynamoDB, DocumentDB, OpenSearch, and Neptune.

We're hiring multiple Database Engineers to implement the per-engine replication, failover, and operational tooling for this program. You'll work under the Principal Database Architect and partner with the client's data and SRE teams.

Responsibilities

• Implement and operate cross-region replication for one or more of: Aurora MySQL Global Database, DynamoDB Global Tables, DocumentDB Global Clusters, Cassandra multi-DC topology, ElastiCache / MemoryDB / Valkey global datastore, Neptune Global Database, OpenSearch cross-cluster replication.

• Codify everything in Terraform (or CDK).

• Build the observability layer for replication health: lag metrics, consistency checks, alarm thresholds, and runbook automation. Datadog is the primary observability stack; CloudWatch is the baseline.

• Author and execute failover and failback runbooks. Run game-days using AWS Fault Injection Service. Measure and report against RTO and RPO targets.

• Implement KMS cross-account replication, IAM service principals for replication roles, and the secrets and parameter strategy for region-local dependencies.

• Support data extraction from the monolith into microservices: build CDC pipelines (DMS, DynamoDB Streams, Kafka Connect, Debezium), validate data integrity, and own the cutover sequence for individual extractions.

• Pair with application engineers on connection-string abstraction, retry and idempotency patterns, and graceful degradation during region failover.

• Write design docs and runbooks the client team can take over after the engagement.

Requirements

• 5+ years in production database engineering on AWS, with hands-on responsibility for at least one of: payments, banking, brokerage, or comparable financial-services workloads.

• Deep production experience with at least two of: Aurora MySQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, ElastiCache (Redis or Valkey), DocumentDB, Neptune. Working knowledge of at least two more.

• Practical experience with cross-region replication in production: you've configured Global Database, Global Tables, multi-DC Cassandra, or equivalent, and you've handled the failure modes (replication lag spikes, split-brain risk, version-skew issues).

• Strong Terraform (or CDK). You can build a multi-region module from scratch and explain the trade-offs.

• Comfort with CDC tooling (DMS, DDB Streams, Kafka Connect, or Debezium) and the operational gotchas (schema drift, ordering guarantees, replay).

• Linux, networking fundamentals (VPC, Transit Gateway, peering, DNS), and IAM / KMS proficiency.

• Solid written communication and ability to operate in a regulated client environment.

Nice to Have

• Cassandra multi-DC operations experience at scale (nodetool workflows, repair strategy, tombstone management, cross-region anti-entropy).

• AWS MSK or Kafka MirrorMaker 2 experience for cross-region event replication.

• Experience with Datadog Database Monitoring and custom CloudWatch metrics.

• AWS Database Specialty or Solutions Architect Associate / Professional certifications.

We Offer

• Shape real-world AI-driven projects across key industries, working with clients from startup innovation to enterprise transformation.
• Be part of a global team with equal opportunities for collaboration across continents and cultures.
• Thrive in an inclusive environment that prioritizes continuous learning, innovation, and ethical AI standards.

About the Company

Solvd is an equal opportunity employer.