Database Reliability Engineer

About the Company

Arabam.com, the leading auto classifieds marketplace of Turkey, was established in 2000 and joined the iLab Holding family in 2016.

The arabam.com team, working with the mission to make buying and selling vehicles from the Internet much more reliable, easier and more comfortable, aims to improve the users experience with new functions continuously.

Those who want to sell their car or who want to buy a car can make transactions anytime, anywhere.

Today we reach:

• 10+ million users per month,
• Over 280 million page views,
• 17000+ car dealer members,
• 10+ million individual members,
• 95% mobile traffic.

At arabam.com, we are redefining software engineering through Agentic Coding. We don’t just write code; we orchestrate AI agents to build systems that are faster, smarter, and more reliable. We are looking for engineers who want to be pioneers in this transformation.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure the high availability, reliability, and performance of our production database systems (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL and other data platforms),
• Optimize queries, indexing strategies, and schema design to proactively prevent performance issues,
• Automate operational tasks and database workflows using scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python,
• Use modern development tools, including AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot), to improve productivity in scripting and SQL development, while maintaining full ownership of reliability and security decisions,
• Manage database backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies,
• Collaborate closely with development and DevOps teams on deployments, schema changes, and CI/CD processes,
• Monitor and optimize database performance using tools such as SQL Profiler, Grafana, Prometheus, and Zabbix,
• Enforce security policies and ensure compliance with relevant data protection and regulatory standards,
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of database architecture, procedures, and policies,
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide after-hours support for critical systems and planned maintenance.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience,
• 4+ years of experience in database engineering, database administration, or a data-focused backend/DevOps role,
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including high-availability setups (Always On, etc.),
• A growth mindset, with interest in evolving toward a Data Platform Engineer role and contributing to scalable, multi-database architectures,
• Strong automation and scripting mindset, comfortable working in Linux and/or Windows environments,
• Familiarity with NoSQL or analytical systems (e.g., MongoDB, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse) is a plus,
• Strong understanding of normalization/denormalization, indexing strategies, and relational database design principles,
• Experience with database security, role-based access control, and encryption best practices,
• Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting ability, and communication skills.

What Do We Offer:

• We continue to work remotely due to a pandemic since March 2020,
• The development team is consisting of people who are collaborative, sincere, talented and willing to learn and share new things,
• We are a rapidly growing company, this means a lot of opportunities
• We support developers to improve their skills, the candidate will have access to online learning courses,
• We encourage developers to test and implement cutting edge technologies,
• We have a medium publication that you can have a look: medium-arabamlabs

Aday Kriterleri

• Tecrübe: More than 4 years of experience
• Eğitim Seviyesi: Bachelor’s(Graduate), Master’s(Graduate)
• Yabancı Dil: English(Reading : Advanced, Writing : Advanced, Speaking : Advanced)