Database Administrator – Barcelona, Full Time, On Site

Apply for Database Administrator at Rover.com in Barcelona, CT, ES. This full‑time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Overview

We are looking for a Database Engineer or a Database Reliability Engineer to join our team in Barcelona. You will be responsible for ensuring the stability and performance of our PostgreSQL and MySQL environments while building self‑service automation tools. You will work closely with our lead Database engineer to manage Rover's tables and end‑to‑end data flows.

You will partner with developers across Rover to review migrations and analyze and optimize database performance. You will work within the SRE team to build your experience in Python and Django for automation and model tuning.

Please note that this role is part of a cross‑regional team and may require some flexibility in working hours to ensure good alignment with the rest of the team. We follow a hybrid model (Mondays & Thursdays in our office in Poblenou, Barcelona).

Key Responsibilities

Manage core database operations, including user access, instance scaling, and performance tuning

Lead major and minor database upgrades

Design and test backup strategies to ensure we can restore data quickly with almost no downtime

Collaborate with developers on schema migrations and query tuning

Use Datadog/Cloudwatch to monitor system health and set up alerting

Manage compliance requirements

Participate in on‑call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems

Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis and resolution

Develop database standards to improve site stability and reduce the blast radius of incidents

Build and maintain self‑service tools, such as our Automated Data Model Change approval tooling





Design Terraform for management of RDS infrastructure and deployment through Atlantis

Develop automation scripts using Python to assist in Django migration issues and model tuning

Qualifications and Skills

3‑5 years of experience as a Database Administrator

Experience managing databases in a cloud‑native environment (preferably AWS RDS)

4+ years of hands‑on experience managing production environments with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL

Strong focus on scripting and automation and proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., Python)

Proficiency with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform or CDK)

Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog/Cloudwatch or ELK stack

Bonus: Ability to use AI tools to assist with coding or monitoring

Bonus: Familiarity with database integration with an ORM, preferably Django

Benefits

Long‑term incentive plan with company performance‑based cash payout

Pension plan

Private medical insurance

25 days PTO

Meal allowance and adaptable compensation plan (transport and nursery)

Gym membership

€450 to cover the costs associated with the adoption of a pet

Annual €150 wellness reimbursement

Flexible work hours, sometimes require presence at certain times but overall flexible workload management

Snacks, fresh fruit in the kitchen

Regular team activities, events, game nights, and more

Dog‑friendly office

Equal Employment Opportunity

Rover is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and inventive environment. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

📌 Database Administrator at Rover.com (Madrid)
🏢 Rover.Com
📍 Madrid