Job Description
Location: Bangalore, India
Hours: Full Time
Years of Experience: Minimum 7 years
Education: Bachelor's / Master’s Degree in Software Engineering or Information Technology or Similar
Travel: Yes
Relocation: Yes
Working hours: 2:00pm to 11:00pm (IST)
A. Mission
AVANA Capital is an AI driven small business lending and investment platform company that has an immediate full-time opportunity for a “SQL Database Administrator and Developer” who will help our company advancing our business and technology products with world class standards in database development, maintenance and enhancements, technical solutions, agile development methodologies and team coordination. Come join our mission and make your mark with our outstanding people.
We believe our families are the most important people in our lives. We believe that our work should speak for itself, and we believe that everyone should be given a chance to succeed and grow. We also believe there is no substitute for hard work and that when we falter, we get up and do it again. We come to work with one singular goal and that is to create jobs and provide clean energy in America. We believe in talking less and executing as per our client’s timeline. Do you see yourself thriving in an entrepreneurial culture and spending time with disciplined business warriors? If so, then we invite you to read on.
The ideal candidate becomes a key contributor in building AVANA’s small business lending and investor platforms that provide efficient ways to access investment opportunities and serve entrepreneurial borrowers. The opportunity will contribute to creating innovative solutions to our borrower and investor communities. The individual accomplishes significantly by maintaining database administration, data validation, database maintenance, database planning and development, and optimizing data on our integrated technology platforms. The desired outcome from these actions intersects with:
• LendThrive platform to support entrepreneurs across the US with small business loans
• Enabling borrowers with multiple loan specific benefits such as no hidden fees and penalties
• Borrowers to access commercial real estate capital to expand their business
• EqualSeat platform by creating opportunities for individual investors
• Enabling investors to several investments and receive monthly cash with reliable periodic returns
• And significant impact on other future AVANA Companies’ products
B. Responsibilities and Targeted Accomplishments
As an expert Database Developer and Administrator, you will come with deep technical knowledge and be responsible for database design, coding, development and maintenance of RDBMS / no SQL databases. Our work is highly agile and offers many chances to strengthen technical capabilities and learn advanced techniques. As an expert, you will be part of the core engineering team that focuses on building world class products.
• As the Database Administrator:
• you will be responsible for monitoring day to day database systems in terms of operations and management
• Proactively respond to production infrastructure alerts and warnings, mitigate production issues as they arise and transform incident lessons into automation, documentation and monitoring
• Diagnose any database issues and employ measures to prevent recurrence
• Proficient working knowledge on various data model toolkits
• Actively participate in our Scrum process: Standups, Refinements, Planning, Retrospectives, Demos
• Quick learner and ability to pick up any new backend technologies, as per the requirements of our new projects
• As the SQL Developer:
• you will need to develop and provide any day-to-day ad-hoc reporting requirements for other departments
• You will have to work with our development team to design and develop all backend coding requirements, for all of our ongoing development projects
• You will have to maintain all our existing backend codes
• Automate the daily task and complex problem to build the team proficiency
C. Core Values & Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering or Information Technology or Computer Engineering or related field of study
• Minimum 5 years of experience in various RDBMS system esp. MS SQL Servers
• Exceptional knowledge of both MSSQL and other DB tools with associated technical configurations
• Strong hands-on experience on MSSQL / other database engines
• Knowledge of NoSQL datastores (e.g. MongoDB) and other data structure (e.g. GraphDB) is definitely a plus.
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity, performance, blocking and deadlocking, connectivity, security issues, etc.
• Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization using native monitoring, Query optimization, index tuning and troubleshooting tools
• Ability to detect and troubleshoot database servers related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space, and other resource contention.
• Strong knowledge in D-Graph, PostGre, SQL Server, SQL – Azure, Database development
• Strong knowledge of how indexes, index management, integrity checks, configuration, patching
• Knowledge / Experience of Cloud Services such as AWS and RDS, Azure, GCP
• Deep problem-solving abilities and analytical skills to resolve ambiguous requirements
• Attention to detail and quality, and the ability to work well in and across teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-national environment
• Thinks outside the box, problem solver and quick thinker
• Exemplary communication skills in both written and verbal
D. Interview Process
The interview process is as follows:
• Phone Screen by a Team Manager
• Online Psychometric Assessment
• Online Technical Assessment(s)
• Technical Interview by Product Expert
• Final Interview by the Country General Manager
E. Position of Choice
AVANA Companies is focused on small businesses in America along with regulated CUSO, Asset Management Firm and a FDIC Bank. Together with our growing mix of accredited investors, family offices, and institutional investors, we provide financing for permanent real estate mortgage loans under the United States SBA program, construction loans, small balance unsecured loans and bridge loans.
At AVANA Companies, we specialize in lending to specific niche industries that we’re highly knowledgeable in, such as hospitality, elderly care facilities, and healthcare facilities, because it enables us to provide the best possible service for our borrowers and minimize risk for our investors. Our company has launched two platforms recently – a small business lending platform (LendThrive™) that will drive online originations for small balance lending on working capital, equipment, inventory and accounts receivable. Our second platform (EqualSeat™) is to provide access to retail investors to co-invest with institutional investors in SME loans. Join us and become part of an organization of higher impact
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The SQL DB Administrator | Developer position is now open for candidates interested in the Database Administrator sector. This role in Bengaluru offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Database Administrator is a plus.
