Database Engineer

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Vancouver, BC
Hybrid
100K-120K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Information Technology • Other • Software
Trulioo is the leading global identity verification provider for AML and KYC compliance.
The Role
As a Database Engineer at Trulioo, you'll focus on the reliability, availability, and performance of database systems, particularly NoSQL and graph databases. You'll collaborate with teams to manage production database issues, optimize cloud databases for performance, ensure high availability, and automate processes to enhance operational efficiency.
Summary Generated by Built In

Are you ready to embark on a career that truly affects people around the world? Trulioo invites you to be a catalyst for change in the dynamic realm of digital identity verification. As the global front-runner in our industry, we are redefining how businesses grow, innovate and comply online. 

Picture yourself at the forefront of innovation, contributing to our award-winning platform that enables organizations worldwide to quickly onboard customers, optimize costs and combat fraud. Fueled by Silicon Valley support, Trulioo stands as the trusted platform that can verify more than 5 billion people and 700 million business entities spanning 195 countries. 

But Trulioo is more than a tech company. We are a united force of dedicated experts committed to establishing trust online. 

Headquartered in Vancouver and with strategic hubs in San Diego and Dublin, we foster a culture of collaboration and open communication. Our offices support a hybrid model and staff typically work three days per week at a hub location. Join us where excitement meets innovation and contribute to a world where trust and technology unite.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, retirement plans with company match, PTO, parental leave and an education & training fund ($1,000 local currency annually). Benefits vary by geography and will be discussed in more depth during the interview process.
  • Flexible Hybrid Working Environment: Our offices provide weekly lunches, delicious coffee and frequent social events. Dedicated parent rooms, gyms (in some locations), lounge spaces and flexible workstations create an environment that supports your well-being.
  • Wellness: We provide a variety of workshops, wellness events and a free subscription to the Headspace app to help our team members perform at their best.
  • Employee Resource Groups: Belonging is an important part of doing your best work. Our ERGs provide an inclusive space, support and community for employees of diverse backgrounds and allies. We host informative, fun sessions and celebrations that are often open to the entire organization.


Position Summary: 

We are seeking an experienced Database Engineer (SRE) to focus on the reliability, availability, and performance of our database infrastructure, with particular emphasis on NoSQL and graph databases. You’ll play a key role in maintaining and optimizing our cloud database systems to meet the needs of our Trulioo customer base. We are a 24/7 operation that requires on-call coverage to serve any technical incidents that may arise.

What you’ll be doing: 

  • Collaborate with our infrastructure and engineering teams to implement best practices for database management.
  • Support and debug database production issues across services and levels of the stack.
  • Manage and optimize document and graph databases (such as AWS DocumentDB, Mongo, Neptune, Neo4j, or others) for performance, scalability, and high availability.
  • Ensure databases are configured for high availability (HA), replication, and disaster recovery (DR). 
  • Implement automated backup and restore strategies, and ensure minimal downtime in case of failures. 
  • Manage monitoring and alerting systems for all data storage backends.
  • Automate database-related processes such as scaling, backups, migrations, and performance tuning to reduce manual intervention and ensure operational efficiency. 

You have: 

  • 3+ years of database engineering or datastore reliability engineering experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience managing and optimizing relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis). 
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to automate provisioning and configuration of database resources in the cloud.
  • Proficiency with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana.
  • Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) to streamline database management tasks. 

Nice to have: 

  • Experience managing AWS-native databases like RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, or Redshift.
  • Experience with multi-region database configurations and data replication strategies for low-latency access across geographies. 
  • Familiarity with data analytics or ETL pipelines that interface with databases for data processing and analytics. 
  • Experience with graph databases like Neo4j, ArangoDb, and Amazon Neptune.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse set of database technologies, and help drive the growth and optimization of our data infrastructure. If you're passionate about database systems and enjoy solving complex scalability and performance challenges, we'd love to have you on board!



Pay Transparency (Vancouver)

We take a market-based and data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, location, and scope. 

Please view the base salary range for this role below. The range listed is our expected compensation for the role. However, the pay offered may vary depending on a variety of factors including qualifications, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

Annual Salary

$100,000$120,000 CAD


Thriving at Trulioo

At Trulioo, you’re not just an employee. You’re a valued member of our Trulicrew on a journey of professional and personal growth with a world-class organization. With Trulioo, you have the power to revolutionize the intersection of technology, digital trust and online identity to open the global economy to everyone. Together, we can shape the digital future.

We’re on the lookout for exceptional people to empower with trust, autonomy and the freedom to cultivate their potential. Your curiosity, meticulous attention to detail and passion to contribute are highly valued. If that resonates with you, apply today to become a part of our team. Join us in shaping a future where your career isn’t just a journey but also a boundless exploration into the possibilities of technology and digital identity verification. 

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that minorities and underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.  

Trulioo welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Support is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Finally, we know from time-to-time emergencies happen and you may need to reschedule an interview - we understand and encourage you to be in communication without worrying about losing the opportunity or your credibility. 

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As part of our job application process, Trulioo collects, processes, and discloses personal data for the purpose of identifying suitable candidates for our job openings. For more detail, please visit Trulioo’s Website Privacy Policy in the section “When you apply for a job”.

 

Top Skills

AWS
Bash
CloudFormation
DynamoDB
Go
MySQL
Postgres
Python
Redis
Terraform
The Company
HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia
400 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Trulioo has been recognized as a “CNBC Disruptor 50 Company”, named by BC Tech Association as “Emerging Company of the Year” and “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum. Trulioo offers the most robust and comprehensive global identity verification solution in the market. Through one single portal/API, Trulioo can assist you with all your AML/KYC identity verification requirements by providing secure access to over 5 billion identities worldwide. The Trulioo mission of trust, privacy and inclusion is about recreating the trust of a village, but on a global scale. We are on a mission to make sure no one is left behind and everyone participates fully in the modern digital economy.

We are hiring! Check out our open positions here: https://www.trulioo.com/apply

Why Work With Us

As co-creators in our mission, we inherently know that we are making a difference in everything we do. Our impact ties in with our work, which makes our work not only rewarding, but necessary. Our leaders encourage a safe space to grow and develop both professionally and personally. We also celebrate and have fun as team!

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