About the company
About OKX OKX is a leading crypto trading app, and a Web3 ecosystem. Trusted by more than 20 million global customers in over 180 international markets, OKX is known for being the fastest and most reliable crypto trading app of choice for investors and professional traders globally. Our Singapore office is a Product and Engineering hub and we are in the progress of expanding our teams in Singapore for the continuous growth of our global business. We build and maintain core trading platform with millions of daily active users. Design, Product and Engineering teams work cross-functionally to identify customer needs, and ship high-quality new features through fast iterations.
Job Summary
What You’ll Be Doing
📍Design, deploy, and optimize cloud databases across AWS (RDS, Aurora, ElastiCache, DynamoDB) and Alibaba Cloud (RDS, PolarDB, Redis, MongoDB). 📍Implement high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) architectures such as cross-zone, Multi-AZ, and cross-region replication. 📍Monitor and tune performance using CloudMonitor, CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, resolving production issues like replication lag and resource contention. 📍Manage database access, upgrades, and audits to ensure compliance with GDPR, MLPS, and other security frameworks. Automate deployments using Terraform, Ansible, ROS, or CloudFormation, and optimize cloud spend with auto-scaling, reserved instances, and storage tiering. 📍Partner with development and DevOps teams for SQL reviews, CI/CD integration, and production stability across U.S. and global environments. 📍Provide real-time support for database issues, including slow queries, connection problems, and replication lag. Work with development teams to ensure system stability. 📍Partner with Development, SRE, and DevOps teams on database design, SQL optimization, and CI/CD integration. Coordinate with APAC and EMEA teams to maintain consistent global standards.
What We Look For In You
📍Expertise in at least one major public cloud (AWS or Alibaba Cloud) and familiarity with the other. 📍Strong knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis, with advanced SQL optimization and troubleshooting experience. 📍5+ years of DBA experience, including 2+ years managing public cloud databases at enterprise scale. 📍Proven experience with database migrations, DR drills, or hybrid/multi-cloud architectures. 📍Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields. 📍AWS Certified Database or Alibaba Cloud ACP/ACE (Database) certifications are preferred.
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