Staff Database Engineer
Tink
Other Engineering
Austin, TX, USA
USD 131,600-210,300 / year + Equity
Posted on May 1, 2026
About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and disciplined DBA Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our global team. You will be instrumental in
managing and optimizing our cloud-based database systems, ensuring high
performance, availability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
The estimated salary range for this position is $131,600.00 to $ 210,300.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
Work Hours
Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements
This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and disciplined DBA Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our global team. You will be instrumental in
managing and optimizing our cloud-based database systems, ensuring high
performance, availability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Manage, maintain, and optimize database systems hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure or GCP Cloud.
- Provide expertise in managing and administering Aurora MySQL,
- Aurora PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB
- Collaborate with the DevOps team to implement infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Must have experience working with Terraform and CICD
- implementation tools like Codefresh, Env0 or any other tool.
- Work with a global team, participating in a 24x7 support rotation as needed.
- Ensure the performance, reliability, and security of all database environments.
- Monitor database health, troubleshoot issues, and implement proactive solutions.
- Assist in capacity planning, backup and recovery procedures, and disaster recovery drills.
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience. Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a Database
- Administrator (DBA) or in a similar role.
- Experience with Cloud environments, including AWS and Azure (provisioning, operations, best practices).
- Proven expertise in managing and administering Aurora MySQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB
- Solid understanding of AWS Cloud features and services relevant to database management
- Good knowledge and practical experience with Terraform
- Familiarity with DevOps principles and practices
- Strong sense of trustworthiness, discipline, and the ability to work effectively in a remote environment with minimal supervision. Additional Skills (Good to Have):
- Knowledge of shell scripting
- Cockroach DB or any technology that offer data sharding
- Experience with YAML coding
The estimated salary range for this position is $131,600.00 to $ 210,300.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
Work Hours
Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements
This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.