Noom is on a mission to help people live better, longer. We’re a consumer-led digital health company, connecting people to content, coaching, community, and clinicians, to build lasting habits and live healthier lives. We’re 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, you’ll see the impact of your work on the world.

Noom's 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, we’re seeking a Database Administrator to help lead the design, performance, and scalability of our data infrastructure. You’ll 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 you’re interested in shaping the future of health by architecting resilient, high-performing database systems, this role may be for you!

You Have

• 4 - 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 $102,000 - 137,000
• The range displayed on each job posting is based on Noom’s 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.

We’re more than a health tech company—we’re 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, we’ve been named one of the Best Places to Work by Inc., Fortune, Glassdoor, and Quartz—including honors for technology and diversity.

Join us in shaping the future of health. Whether you're remote or in-office, you’ll be part of a passionate, mission-driven team working to make the world a healthier place—one 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.