Senior Database Engineer
GXBankSelangor, Malaysia
Posted May 4, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Hello, we are GXBank! Malaysia's first digital bank driven by our shared purpose and passion to bring positive transformation to the financial industry and help the unserved and underserved communities achieve their dreams and a better quality of life. Want to be part of this exciting journey? Come join us in building the next generation of banking! GX Bank Berhad (formerly known as A5-DB Operations (M) Berhad (Reg No. 202101014409 (1414709-A)) holds a digital bank license from Bank Negara Malaysia and is a member of Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM).
Job Description
Lead the management of database systems, design efficient database architectures, and implement high availability solutions. Conduct performance tuning and monitoring activities to ensure database stability and reliability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 3-4+ years of experience in database engineering, with expertise in MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and Amazon RDS/Aurora
- Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and security best practices.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Domain experience in RDBMS/NoSQL databases: Redis, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Time Series Database.
- Leadership and mentorship skills.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP stack, Load balancer, Networking.
- Professional background within financial institutions or the banking sector.
- Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
