Senior Database Engineer

We are looking for experienced Database Engineers to join our Database Platform Team. You will be responsible for building, operating, and continuously improving enterprise-grade MySQL and PostgreSQL platforms that support mission-critical applications.

Depending on your expertise, your primary focus may be in one or more of the following areas:

• Database Operations
• Monitoring & Performance
• Automation & Platform Engineering
• Maintenance & Reliability

What you will do

Database Operations

• Administer MySQL and PostgreSQL production databases;
• Perform database provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and migrations;
• Execute backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures;
• Manage database users, privileges, and security policies;
• Support production releases and database deployments;

Monitoring & Performance

• Monitor database availability, replication, storage, and system health;
• Analyze slow queries and optimize database performance;
• Investigate incidents and perform root cause analysis;
• Build monitoring dashboards and alerting mechanisms;
• Conduct capacity planning and health assessments.

Automation & Platform Engineering

• Develop Infrastructure as Code for database deployments;
• Build CI/CD pipelines for database lifecycle management;
• Automate provisioning, backup, maintenance, failover, and operational tasks;
• Develop reusable automation using Ansible, Bash, or Python;
• Improve deployment consistency through standardization.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Maintain high-availability database clusters;
• Perform database patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management;
• Validate backup and disaster recovery readiness;
• Improve platform reliability and operational efficiency;
• Maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks.

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field;
• 3+ years of experience managing production databases;
• Strong hands-on experience with both MySQL and PostgreSQL;
• Strong Linux administration skills;
• Experience with SQL performance tuning and troubleshooting;
• Experience with backup, restore, and replication technologies;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.