Database Developer

About Us Live Payments is one of Australia's leading payment service providers, servicing thousands of businesses across Australia. We continue to innovate our payment solutions and expand our product offering alongside our industry-leading strategic partners, including Qantas Loyalty and Ingenico.

Role and Responsibilities:

Live Payments is seeking a talented and experienced Database Engineer to join our growing/ multi-national team. Reporting directly to our Vietnam-based Team Leader, the Database Engineer will work closely with the development team to design and implement database solutions and address stakeholders' business requirements.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design database schema tables, stored procedures, views, functions, triggers, and indices to meet the application performance requirement.
• Design, develop and maintain ETL solutions for the data warehouse.
• Leverage agentic AI tools to accelerate database design, query development, performance analysis, and incident troubleshooting
• Automate repetitive database tasks (reporting, monitoring, data extraction) using AI agents where appropriate
• Design, develop and maintain business reports for other departments.
• Design and write queries to extract data for ad hoc requests from other departments.
• Review code and advise and guide developers on best practices for database queries and procedures.
• Carry out capacity planning and cost optimisation.
• Write and maintain database design documents.
• Troubleshoot and provide root cause analysis of major incidents and problems.
• Internal team training on anything database-related.
• Prepare database deployment scripts and assist with production deployment.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or another related field 
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in database development and administration
• Knowledge of database architecture, data modelling, schema design and development
• Strong experience in Database Performance Tuning and Query Optimization
• Hands-on experience using agentic AI development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor Agent, GitHub Copilot) in daily database workflows
• Ability to work with AI agents for complex query generation, schema analysis, and performance tuning — beyond simple chat-based AI interactions
• Good experience in SQL Server, MySQL, NoSQL…
• Good experience in Reporting tools such as MS Reporting Services, Crystal Reports
• Good experience in Database Analysis and Design skills
• Good experience in technologies that match the company's focus.
• Good English communication skills (written and oral)
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills combined with a strong teamwork ability.

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience with Amazon Database services.
• Experience working on a commercial project to build a data warehouse.
• Experience in Data Analysis is an advantage.
• Experience with Database migration is an advantage.
• Experience working in the payments and/or financial services industries is advantageous.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Social insurance contributions based on full salary, in accordance with Vietnam Labor Law.
• Full salary during probation period
• 13th month salary & performance bonus
• Generous leave: 14 annual leave days, 5 sick leave days, 3 conference leave days, and 1 birthday leave day per year
• Biannual performance reviews to support your career growth
• Annual health check-ups & vaccinations
• Premium health insurance (covering spouse & children)
• Personal learning & career development allowance (15.6 million VND/year)
• Comprehensive health scheme (6.2 million VND/year)
• Company laptop provided
• Free parking, coffee, snacks, and more
• Clear and attractive career path opportunities
• Regular team dinners & team building activities
• International, dynamic & friendly working environment