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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 33 days Backbase's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Backbase's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Backbase
- high 27 stale, 2 reposted of 40 open
- Hiring momentum
- 71 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Backbase's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Backbase.
About this role
As a Senior Database Engineer at Backbase, you'll focus on optimizing the core data infrastructure for a leading AI-powered banking platform. Your role involves diagnosing and resolving complex database performance issues, guiding development teams on data design, and ensuring software quality and scalability. You'll analyze performance data, build simulations to test findings, and communicate solutions to technical architects, all while contributing to a collaborative and innovative work culture.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Backbase as an employer.
What you need
- Solid experience with large (100TB+), highly available, and high-transaction databases, with MySQL being a must-have
- Experience working with Cloud databases, either AWS or Azure
- Deep knowledge about database fundamentals and architectures
- SQL code performance review and optimization
- Familiarity with standard edition tools for performance measurement, analysis, and optimization
- Experience with developing tools and methodology for isolating performance issues
Nice to have
- Experience with Oracle or MSSQL
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves significant communication and collaboration with various teams
- Emphasis on continuous learning and pushing limits may require a proactive mindset
Summarised from Backbase's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Backbase on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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