Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (RDBMS)

TRM Labs
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["SQL","PostgreSQL","MySQL","SQL Server","Airflow","DBT"]

Lead the design and maintenance of petabyte-scale, high-performance databases and data models for real-time investigations and analytics. You will build and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines, diagnose complex SQL queries under heavy load, and own key infrastructure initiatives, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable data workflows in a remote-first environment.

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TRM Labs
TRM Labs
1 year ago

Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (RDBMS)

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Job Summary

Lead the design and maintenance of petabyte-scale, high-performance databases and data models for real-time investigations and analytics. You will build and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines, diagnose complex SQL queries under heavy load, and own key infrastructure initiatives, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable data workflows in a remote-first environment.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and maintain petabyte scale high-performance databases and data models that support real-time investigations and analytics use cases
  • •Build and optimize production data pipelines—batch and streaming—that transform large-scale blockchain datasets
  • •Diagnose and tune complex SQL queries under heavy load, working closely with product and research teams
  • •Own key infrastructure initiatives—from query optimization and index strategy to storage optimization and system resilience
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver reliable and impactful data workflows end-to-end

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Remote Work

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics infrastructure, or backend systems with RDBMS depth.
  • •Experience implementing and maintaining database security measures, including access control, encryption, and compliance with security frameworks and standards.
  • •Proven expertise with at least one of: Postgres, MySQL, or SQL Server at production scale (e.g., TB-scale datasets, concurrency, replication, tuning)
  • •Strong command of SQL reasoning—you know how to debug, explain, and optimize queries, not just write them
  • •Experience designing and evolving data models (normalized and denormalized) to support analytical or operational use cases
Experience:5+ yearsData engineeringRDBMSAnalytics infrastructureBackend systems
Skills:SQLPostgreSQLMySQLSQL ServerAirflowDBT
Tech Stack:SQLPostgreSQLMySQLSQL ServerAirflowDBT

Company Brief

TRM Labs
Provides blockchain intelligence and crypto risk management solutions to help financial institutions, governments, and crypto firms detect fraud, trace illicit activity, and comply with regulatory requirements across digital asset ecosystems.
Industry: RegTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2018
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