Overview

In this role you will manage Rover’s datastore platforms (PostgreSQL/MySQL on AWS RDS), ensuring performance and reliability while building self-service automation. You’ll upgrade, monitor, and optimize databases, collaborate with product teams on migrations, and lead initiatives to scale data infrastructure. The role blends hands-on database work with cross-team collaboration to support Rover’s mission of safe, scalable pet care experiences. This is a hybrid Barcelona-based position with regular office collaboration.

Compensaciones / Ventajas

- long-term incentive plan
- pension plan
- private medical insurance
- 25 days PTO
- meal allowance
- gym membership

Responsabilidades

- Manage core database operations for PostgreSQL/MySQL on AWS RDS, including access control and scaling
- Plan and execute major/minor database upgrades and backup strategies
- Develop self-service tooling to automate datastore changes and migrations
- Collaborate with product teams to improve datastore scalability and reliability
- Review migrations and optimize query performance across services




- Design Terraform-based infrastructure for RDS management and deployment
- Develop Python automation to assist Django migrations and model tuning
- Participate in on-call rotations and provide 24/7 production support
- Monitor system health with Datadog/Cloudwatch and implement alerting
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root cause analysis

Requisitos principales

- 3+ years in a Fullstack or Backend Engineer role (preferably Django/Python)
- Strong knowledge of databases, schema design, and DB fundamentals (MySQL/PostgreSQL/AWS RDS)
- Experience with AWS production environments
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform or CDK)
- Familiarity with Datadog/Cloudwatch or ELK stack

- Cross-team collaboration
- Proactive problem solving
- Curiosity and willingness to learn
- Django/Python development
- PostgreSQL/MySQL on AWS RDS
- AWS services and production troubleshooting

📌 Software Engineer - Backend Platform - barcelona
🏢 Rover.Com
📍 Barcelona