Salmon is a technology-driven financial company building a banking and lending platform across Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines. With over 7 million app downloads and 2 million monthly active users, we have raised over US$350 million from top-tier investors. Here, you will gain real ownership from day one, uphold high standards, and benefit from direct communication. Collaborate with a team that possesses deep local knowledge and experience in scaling regulated financial companies from the ground up. If you're eager to tackle complex problems at scale and make a direct impact on how millions manage their finances, come build with us. Southeast Asia's fintech moment starts here.

The Role

Support and administer a high-load database handling approximately 20,000 transactions per minute. You will perform and maintain zero-downtime database migrations, proactively identify and resolve database-related issues, and collaborate with the development team on database architecture and query optimization. Additionally, you will configure and maintain PostgreSQL infrastructure in AWS (RDS, Aurora) using Terraform, participate in database architecture optimization, performance tuning, and bottleneck analysis, and manage incident and performance tasks while being actively involved in the development process.

Responsibilities

• Support and administration of a high-load database (approximately 20,000 transactions per minute)
• Perform and maintain zero-downtime database migrations
• Proactively identify and resolve database-related issues and performance bottlenecks
• Collaborate with the development team on database architecture and query optimization
• Configure and maintain PostgreSQL infrastructure in AWS (RDS, Aurora) managed through Terraform
• Participate in database architecture optimization, performance tuning, and bottleneck analysis
• Handle tasks related to incident and performance management
• Actively participate in new projects and services involving databases
• Take initiative to identify issues and propose tasks beyond just handling incoming tickets

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of professional experience in software engineering or data engineering
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including query optimization, indexing strategies, replication, and performance troubleshooting
• Experience with large-scale data systems, ETL pipelines, or distributed backend systems
• Solid understanding of SQL performance tuning, schema design, and transaction management
• Hands-on experience with Linux systems, monitoring tools, and automation scripting
• Familiarity with AWS services (Aurora, RDS, Redshift, Kafka, Debezium connectors) and similar cloud environments
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

We invite you to join us in shaping the future of fintech in Southeast Asia.