Database Performance Specialist

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Security tools haven’t kept up with how software is built today. They interrupt teams, slow releases, and turn security into a bottleneck instead of a capability. We built Aikido to change that. Aikido builds developer-first security products that reduce real risk without getting in the way of shipping software. We focus on what actually matters and automate the rest.

We’re taking on legacy security tools teams have been stuck with, and we’re winning. If you want to help us take market share and build products developers actually enjoy using, you’re in the right place.

Founded in 2022 by third-time founders, Aikido has $85M in the bank and a long runway ahead. We’re building toward self-securing software. Join an all-star team. Take real ownership. Push boundaries. Build things that matter.

As a Database Performance Specialist, you'll be responsible for making sure our production database scales with the company's growth. Your mission is simple: keep our SQL infrastructure fast, reliable, and ready to handle 10x more customers without slowing down the product.

Responsibilities

• Optimize SQL performance across our production systems

• Identify and eliminate database bottlenecks before they impact customers

• Design and implement scalable database architectures

• Improve query performance, indexing strategies, and schema design

• Monitor database health, replication, backups, and availability

• Work closely with backend engineers on performance improvements

• Plan and execute database migrations with minimal downtime

• Help ensure our platform can support rapid customer growth

• Very experienced with SQL performance tuning in production environments

• Comfortable debugging slow queries, locking issues, replication, and database internals

• Familiar with monitoring and observability tooling for databases

• Comfortable making architectural decisions around scalability and reliability

• Really comfortable in a very entrepreneurial environment

• Pragmatic and focused on solving real production problems

What you can expect:

• High-impact position in a fast-growing company.

• Fast growth of responsibility.

• Competitive salary package.

• A company that sticks to its values in an open and informal atmosphere (see our culture page on the website for more details).

• Flexibility in working hours

You will be recruited based on competencies. Qualities of people are decisive, regardless of gender, religion, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.