Senior Database Administrator

Noom is on a mission to help people live better longer. Were a consumer-led digital health company connecting people to content coaching community and clinicians to build lasting habits and live healthier lives. Were a high-growth organization powered by science technology and world-class talent. When you join Noom on any team whether fully-remote or in one of our offices youll see the impact of your work on the world.

Nooms Technology team builds and maintains the scalable secure systems that power our platform and drive meaningful outcomes for millions of users. We partner closely across disciplines to ensure our architecture supports innovation performance and reliability as we grow.

About the Role

As we continue to grow were seeking aSenior Database Administrator to help lead the design performance and scalability of our data infrastructure. Youll be responsible for ensuring our PostgreSQL MySQL and DynamoDB systems are reliable performant and aligned with our long-term technical strategy.

You Will

• Own and maintain AWS-hosted PostgreSQL MySQL and DynamoDB instances
• Help lead schema migration strategy and tooling to enable robust zero-downtime deployments
• Perform and automate database patching upgrades and backups
• Optimize query performance indexing and configuration tuning
• Troubleshoot production issues related to slow queries locks or storage bloat
• Advise developers on efficient database access patterns
• Architect scalable and fault-tolerant database solutions including replication sharding partitioning and failover strategies
• Plan and manage data growth and capacity needs
• Maintain and enhance internal schema migration tools (e.g. Flyway Sqitch Liquibase or custom)
• Improve database observability and integrate with CI/CD pipelines
  
  

About You

If youre interested in shaping the future of health by architecting resilient high-performing database systems this role may be for you!

You Have

• 6 years of hands-on experience with PostgreSQL in production environments
• Expertise with AWS database services (RDS Aurora DynamoDB)
• Strong skills in SQL performance tuning and execution plan analysis
• Experience with schema migration tools and CI/CD integration
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog Prometheus or CloudWatch
• Bonus: Experience with DynamoDB design principles IaC tools (e.g. Terraform) database security best practices and event-driven architectures
  
  

What Makes This Job Amazing

• Play a key role in scaling the data infrastructure of a mission-driven health tech company
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impact at scale
• Work with modern cloud-native technologies in a high-growth environment
• Be part of a passionate supportive team that values innovation and autonomy
  
  

Base Salary

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $117000 - $159000
• The range displayed on each job posting is based on Nooms estimate as of the date of publication and reflects the minimum and maximum target for the position for US-based candidates. The actual placement of the candidate within the range is based on factors including (but not limited to) relevant experience and training assessment of functional skills and behavioral competencies role scope and location. This range is not inclusive of any discretionary bonus or equity package.
  
  

Other Elements of the Rewards Package

• Noom offers a comprehensive and generous total rewards package. This generally includes a discretionary performance-based bonus stock awards healthcare disability & retirement benefits paid holidays and paid leave and various wellness programs etc.

Location

• This position is a hybrid role with 2 days a week (Wed/Thurs) on-site required in our Princeton NJ office

More About Noom

Noom is a leading whole-person health platform on a mission to help people live better longer. We combine personalized medication with the science of behavior change and psychology to help people build lasting habits and live longer healthier lives. With nationally-recognized holistic programs spanning weight diabetes prevention GLP-1 support menopause longevity and more we serve millions through health plans employers and direct-to-consumer offerings. As a trailblazer in the world of health and wellness Noom makes healthy living easy fun and deeply rewarding.

Were more than a health tech companywere a movement. This belief extends to our culture: we empower our people to think big act boldly and take pride in their contributions to shaping the future of health. With a strong remote culture as well as offices in NYC and Princeton weve been named one of the Best Places to Work by Inc. Fortune Glassdoor and Quartzincluding honors for technology and diversity.

Join us in shaping the future of health. Whether youre remote or in-office youll be part of a passionate mission-driven team working to make the world a healthier placeone habit at a time.

Noom is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion caste national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Noom is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.