Senior Database Engineer / Developer

About this Opportunity :

As aSenior Database Engineer / Developerin this mission-critical role, you will design, build, and evolve the data architecture for one of our flagship products, with responsibilities spanning database development, data integration, and production support. This is not a DBA role—while you willleverageyour deepexpertisein database performance, availability, and security, you will also be actively involved in designing and developing database objects and data flows to support product and business needs.

You will work closely with product, operations, application development, and analytics teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions in a high-volume FinTech environment. This includes production support and on-call coverage (primarily during business hours, with occasional after-hours needs).

We are an AI-first company, and we expect our engineers and architects to use AI tools daily to improve speed, quality, and innovation.You’llwork effectively with offshore teams, communicating clearly in asynchronous settings and engaging in real-time pairing during planned overlapping business hours.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment where scaling, innovation, observability, and collaboration are the norm—not the exception—you’llfit right in.

For External Candidates :

Candidates must work in-office at one of the following locations for at least 3 days per week : Omaha, NE; Berwyn, PA; Hebron, KY.

For Internal Candidates :

ll internal employees, regardless of their current work arrangement (remote or in-office), are encouraged to apply.

In this role,you'llget to :

Design, develop, andmaintaindatabase schemas, stored procedures, functions, and ETL / ELT processes to support application and analytics needs.

Own and evolve the data architecture for a core product, ensuring performance, scalability, security, and observability.

Provide production support for database-related issues,participatingin on-call rotations (mostly during business hours).

Partner with product and engineering leadership to align database design and architecture decisions with business goals.

Implement andmaintainobservability frameworks—including logging, metrics, alerts, and tracing—for proactive monitoring and issue resolution.

Collaborate with offshore engineering teams through asynchronous communication and real-time pairing during overlapping hours.

Apply AI-driven tools and automation tooptimizedatabase development, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

Monitor platform health, diagnose and resolve incidents, and implement preventative improvements.

Ensure compliance with data governance, quality, and security standards.

Stay ahead of emerging technologies,especially incloud-native, AI-driven, and real-time data architectures—and assess applicability.

We'relooking fortalentwho :

10+ years in data architecture or database engineering, with 7+ years in MySQL development and architecture.

Proven ability to design and develop database solutions—including tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, and ETL pipelines—not just administer them.

Expertise inperformance tuning, query optimization, high-availability groups, security hardening, and disaster recovery.

Experience with MySQL in production environments.

Experience with SSIS or similar ETL tools, a strong plus.

Demonstrated experience implementing andmaintainingobservability solutions (e.g., SQL monitoring tools, APMs, dashboards, log aggregation, and alerting systems).

Familiarity with cloud-native data architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Experience in FinTech or other high-volume, regulated industries preferred.

Strong collaboration skills with globally distributed teams, including clear asynchronous communication and respectful time zone coordination.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, MIS, or related field.

Orion Industry Certification (or ability to obtain).

Comfortable with AI-driven development and architecture as part of daily workflow.

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Salary Range :

$108,245.00 - $169,933.00

The pay listed in this posting indicates the estimated pay at the time of this posting; however, may vary depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, Orion offers a competitive benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid parental leave, pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance, student loan repayment and more.