Trexquant is a growing systematic fund manager with a core team of highly accomplished technologists. We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) who is passionate about data and excited by the challenge of keeping mission-critical systems running at peak performance. In this role, you will take ownership of our databases, ensuring they are secure, reliable and optimized for speed and scalability. This role pertains to a SQL environment, supporting high-performance transactional (OLTP) systems.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and maintain database management systems (DBMS) such as MariaDB/MySQL and Postgres.
- Monitor database performance, identify issues, and implement optimizations for efficiency and scalability.
- Perform regular backups, recovery testing, and disaster recovery planning
- Manage and secure database access and configurations.
- Optimize queries, indexes, and transaction performance.
- Lead schema design and migrations (e.g., Alembic).
- Implement infrastructure-as-code for reliable deployments.
- Collaborate with developers to design, test, and deploy database solutions that support business needs.
- Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging database technologies.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another related STEM field; advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years DBA experience across industries, experience in finance or trading environment is a plus.
- Strong expertise in SQL programming and MariaDB/MySQL, PostgresSQL, or MicrosoftSQL as RDMS or data management systems.
- Experience working with Database monitoring tools (ex. Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, etc).
- Experience supporting relational (RDBMS) and non-relational data systems.
- Proficiency in database internals, indexing, and optimizers.
- Experience with monitoring, schema migration, and infra-as-code.
- Strong problem-solving skills and drive to tackle complex data challenges.
- Knowledge of OLTP systems, including their data models, transactional workloads, and performance considerations.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
- Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment while solving the hardest problems in the financial markets.
- PPO Health, dental, and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits – making your commute smoother.
Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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What We Do
Being a quantitative finance firm that uses Machine Learning (ML) to create multi-asset portfolios and seek profit from the market, Trexquant has continuously improved its investment and research platform since starting operations, leveraging new and emerging technologies. Trexquant uses rigorous quantitative methods to create multi-asset portfolios in global markets. To do this, Trexquant develops trading signals using its vast and continuously growing collection of data variables used as inputs for more complex trading models called Strategies. The result is an ever-growing and adapting engine built from thousands of intricate models and tens of thousands of signals, tailor-made with the goal to outperform the market during any condition. Capital is managed across 5,500+ cash equity positions across the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada.
