Senior Database Administrator

Join us in redefining the creator economy with AI

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Fanvue is the fastest-growing creator monetisation platform in the creator economy. We are the leading AI-powered creator-first platform, designed to empower creators worldwide to directly monetise their audience. We're on a mission to redefine the creator economy by empowering creators to connect, share, and earn more efficiently.

The Role

We're looking for a Database Administrator (PostgreSQL / AWS RDS Specialist) to own the performance, reliability, and scalability of Fanvue's database infrastructure as we continue to grow. You'll be the in-house authority on PostgreSQL and AWS RDS — the "last line of defence" when it comes to keeping our platform fast, stable, and resilient at scale. This is a senior role with high impact, directly underpinning the performance, uptime, and user experience of Fanvue.

What You'll Do

• Optimise and maintain large-scale PostgreSQL databases running on AWS RDS.
• Monitor database health, diagnose bottlenecks, and implement durable fixes.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and improve query/index performance.
• Implement observability and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and pganalyze.
• Guide engineers on database best practices and contribute to long-term architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with backend and infrastructure teams to ensure stability, scalability, and resilience.

Who You Are

• A senior-level DBA with proven experience running production PostgreSQL databases at scale.
• Deep expertise in PostgreSQL internals, AWS RDS configuration, migration, and optimisation.
• Calm under pressure, confident when guiding others, and pragmatic when solving high-stakes problems.
• A reliable point of authority with an ownership mindset — accountable for the health of Fanvue's databases.
• Strong communicator who can explain complex database concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Prisma or other ORMs.
• Familiarity with observability tools like CloudWatch and pganalyze.
• Exposure to IaC tools (Terraform, CDK, etc.).

You'll Thrive Here If

• You thrive on ownership and being the go-to expert for critical infrastructure.
• You stay calm and decisive when things break.
• You're motivated by scaling systems that power millions of users.
• You value collaboration and knowledge-sharing as much as technical mastery.

You'll Struggle Here If

• You're used to a bureaucratic, slow-moving enterprise environment.
• You prefer to stay siloed rather than collaborate closely with engineers.
• You're not comfortable making fast, pragmatic decisions in production-critical situations.

Why Join Fanvue?

• Named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025
• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits package
• Chance to be the database authority in a high-growth startup
• Work with a talented, mission-driven team dedicated to empowering creators worldwide
• A culture that values innovation, ownership, transparency, and speed
• Unlimited holiday
• Remote working (with London team meetups)
• Flexible hours, according to when you perform best
• Budget for growth and wellbeing