{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"defa939d398458c341e03387","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/defa939d398458c341e03387","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/defa939d398458c341e03387","title":"Fintech Data & Backend Developer","description":"aVenture is seeking a knowledgeable database manager/developer with experience developing databases in Google Firebase (Firestore) and MySQL, including designing their architecture, security, and scalability.\n\nAbout aVenture Investment Company\naVenture is a San Francisco-based fintech platform providing access to venture capital funds to ordinary investors.\nDescription\n\naVenture is a San Francisco, California (USA) based financial technology startup, with a small global team (North and South America, Europe, Asia) looking to forever change investing by making venture capital investment funds available to everyone.\n\naVenture is seeking a knowledgeable database manager/developer with experience developing databases in Google Firebase (Firestore) and MySQL, including designing their architecture, security, and scalability. We are looking for a contractor to join us full-time (40 hours a week), and this position is available at a fixed rate of compensation per month or hourly rate. All payments are made in U.S. Dollars (USD).\n\nThis is a remote position that can be done from anywhere in the world (work from home). This position requires a regular work schedule, and must have at least 4 hours of US Pacific Time availability per weekday in your schedule.\n\nNo agencies, please.\n\nDesired skills\n\nAbility to take a data model from another team and deploy a new database from scratch into MySQL, Google Firebase/Firestore, or other popular databases\nKnowledge of when a NoSQL, MySQL, Postgres, or other database is a better fit for a particular need\nAdministration and management of cloud databases (AWS, GCP) spanning design, development, QA, staging, and production\nExperience and ability to write complex procedures and queries\nAdvanced knowledge of database security, backup, recovery, replication, and performance monitoring standards\nExperience implementing and managing financial APIs\nAdvanced knowledge in data management and experience managing sensitive financial data\nHave used or familiar with monitoring or query analyzers to diagnose issues and optimize database performance\nOptional, but helpful other skills include: proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Javascript and Python), experience with Webflow, Bubble.io, Javascript libraries, and maintaining a Hubspot database and associated marketing\n\nJob duties\n\nDesign and maintain organized, stable, and effective databases\nSolve database usage issues and malfunctions\nWork closely with other technical and non-technical team-members to improve applications and establish best practices in database design\nGather user requirements and identify new features\nDevelop, integrate, and maintain our own APIs and those with other providers\nParticipate fully in code reviews and work with internal designers, developers and QA to ensure quality database and code\nEnsure security, privacy and data integrity across all databases, including backup, compliance with applicable laws, and data immutability settings\nHandle complex database procedures, planning, scaling and optimization to meet the needs of the business\n\nQualifications required\n\nProven experience and/or training in the development and administration of MySQL and Firebase (Firestore) databases\nExperience working with sensitive transaction data, ideally in a financial technology setting\n\nWhat to expect\n\nYou’ll be working with an experienced, knowledgeable, and friendly team of people passionate about making venture capital accessible for everyone\nEach employee on our team is expected to have a stable work schedule they establish for when they begin and end work each day, and must have at least 4 hours of US Pacific Time business hours available Monday through Friday daily\nA successful developer will manage their time carefully, maintaining time entries of their work and managing a successful development task board (such as Jira), and participate in daily brief check-in meetings, along with weekly planning meetings\n\nSalary\n\n$52,500 - $82,500 per year","company":"Aventure","rawCompany":"aventure","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T09:30:57.312Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Fintech Data & Backend Developer","description":"aVenture is seeking a knowledgeable database manager/developer with experience developing databases in Google Firebase (Firestore) and MySQL, including designing their architecture, security, and scalability.\n\nAbout aVenture Investment Company\naVenture is a San Francisco-based fintech platform providing access to venture capital funds to ordinary investors.\nDescription\n\naVenture is a San Francisco, California (USA) based financial technology startup, with a small global team (North and South America, Europe, Asia) looking to forever change investing by making venture capital investment funds available to everyone.\n\naVenture is seeking a knowledgeable database manager/developer with experience developing databases in Google Firebase (Firestore) and MySQL, including designing their architecture, security, and scalability. 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