Fintech Data & Backend Developer

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. About aVenture Investment Company aVenture is a San Francisco-based fintech platform providing access to venture capital funds to ordinary investors. Description aVenture 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. 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. 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). This 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. No agencies, please. Desired skills Ability to take a data model from another team and deploy a new database from scratch into MySQL, Google Firebase/Firestore, or other popular databases Knowledge of when a NoSQL, MySQL, Postgres, or other database is a better fit for a particular need Administration and management of cloud databases (AWS, GCP) spanning design, development, QA, staging, and production Experience and ability to write complex procedures and queries Advanced knowledge of database security, backup, recovery, replication, and performance monitoring standards Experience implementing and managing financial APIs Advanced knowledge in data management and experience managing sensitive financial data Have used or familiar with monitoring or query analyzers to diagnose issues and optimize database performance Optional, 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 Job duties Design and maintain organized, stable, and effective databases Solve database usage issues and malfunctions Work closely with other technical and non-technical team-members to improve applications and establish best practices in database design Gather user requirements and identify new features Develop, integrate, and maintain our own APIs and those with other providers Participate fully in code reviews and work with internal designers, developers and QA to ensure quality database and code Ensure security, privacy and data integrity across all databases, including backup, compliance with applicable laws, and data immutability settings Handle complex database procedures, planning, scaling and optimization to meet the needs of the business Qualifications required Proven experience and/or training in the development and administration of MySQL and Firebase (Firestore) databases Experience working with sensitive transaction data, ideally in a financial technology setting What to expect You’ll be working with an experienced, knowledgeable, and friendly team of people passionate about making venture capital accessible for everyone Each 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 A 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 Salary $52,500 - $82,500 per year