Senior Database Administrator (DBA)

Job description

At Yuno, we are building the payment infrastructure that helps companies grow across Latin America and beyond. We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join our Engineering team and take ownership of the reliability, performance, and scalability of our database systems. This is a senior, remote role for someone who thrives on solving complex data infrastructure challenges and wants to make a direct impact on a fast-growing payments platform. You will work closely with our current DBA and Engineering leadership, helping to strengthen our database operations and after-hours deployment support coverage. We are looking for someone based in a timezone that complements our Bogota-based team (for example, Mexico or Europe), and who is fluent in both English and Spanish. ### What you will do - Own the performance, availability, and scalability of our production database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB) - Design, implement, and maintain backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies - Lead database deployments, migrations, and schema changes with minimal downtime - Provide after-hours and on-call support for critical deployments, sharing coverage with the rest of the team - Monitor database health and proactively resolve performance bottlenecks - Partner with Engineering to design scalable data architectures for new features - Establish and enforce best practices for security, access control, and data governance - Document database processes and mentor other engineers on database best practices ### What you will bring - 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator or similar senior data infrastructure role - Strong hands-on expertise with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB in production environments - Solid experience with backup and disaster recovery strategies, replication, and high-availability setups - Experience supporting production deployments, including after-hours or on-call rotations - Comfortable working independently in a remote, distributed team spanning multiple timezones - Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills under pressure - Fluent in both English and Spanish, written and spoken - Based in Mexico, Europe, or a similar timezone that complements a Bogota-based team - Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering