Koda Staff is working exclusively with GAMING1 to hire a Senior Database Reliability Engineer to join its growing Platform Engineering organisation.
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This role sits at the intersection of database engineering and platform engineering, helping build the PostgreSQL and messaging capabilities that power Product Engineering teams across the business.
As part of a broader Platform Engineering scale-up, GAMING1 is investing heavily in creating a faster, safer, and more self-service infrastructure foundation — and this role will play a key part in making that happen.
The Opportunity:
As a Senior Database Reliability Engineer, you will treat relational data and messaging as code — building reliable, scalable, and self-service platform capabilities that Product Engineers can consume without friction.
Your primary focus will be PostgreSQL on CloudNativePG, alongside RabbitMQ operations and reusable messaging patterns that support teams operating at scale in a regulated environment.
This is a highly autonomous role for engineers who enjoy combining infrastructure reliability, automation, platform thinking, and developer enablement.
Your Mission:
Build and evolve PostgreSQL and messaging platform capabilities
Enable Product Engineers through self-service data and transport primitives
Embed reliability, observability, and compliance by default
Reduce operational friction through automation and platform engineering practices




Raise standards across database reliability and Kubernetes-stateful operations
Key Responsibilities:
Own the PostgreSQL golden path on CloudNativePG
Manage provisioning, upgrades, backup/restore, replication, HA, and observability as code
Expose database capabilities to Product Engineering teams through self-service patterns
Messaging & Platform Reliability
Operate RabbitMQ alongside the Platform Engineering team
Build reusable messaging patterns and transport capabilities
Improve reliability and scalability across messaging infrastructure
Self-Service & Platform Enablement
Create safe, scoped platform primitives Product Engineers can consume independently
Surface adoption signals, friction points, and operational bottlenecks
Continuously improve platform usability and developer experience
Security, Compliance & Observability
Translate security and compliance requirements into platform capabilities
Implement access controls, encryption standards, and secure defaults
Maintain telemetry and observability through Datadog and related tooling
Engineering Leadership
Mentor peers on PostgreSQL and Kubernetes-stateful patterns
Raise standards across automation,



operational rigor, and platform reliability
Contribute to continuous improvement across the Platform Engineering organisation
Experience & Skills:
Core Background
5+ years operating PostgreSQL in production at scale
Experience with HA, replication, backup/restore, and performance tuning
At least 2 years in a platform or Infrastructure-as-Code environment
Strong Kubernetes experience for stateful workloads
Hands-on Terraform and Ansible xhfqzwm experience
Technical Expertise
RabbitMQ or other production-grade messaging systems
Datadog or equivalent observability tooling
Secure configuration and cybersecurity best practices
Strong automation mindset and platform-oriented thinking
Highly Valued Experience
Experience in any of the following will strengthen your profile:
CloudNativePG (CNPG)
PostgreSQL in regulated industries
MongoDB / MongoDB Atlas
VMware or Nutanix
Python or Go for tooling and automation
What You Can Expect
High autonomy and engineering ownership
Strong platform engineering culture with modern tooling and practices
Opportunity to shape self-service infrastructure capabilities at scale
Remote-adaptable setup across Belgium or Portugal, with quarterly onsite moments in Liège
Competitive salary and benefits package
Internal mobility and long-term engineering growth opportunities
Interested in learning more?
Koda Staff is managing this search exclusively on behalf of GAMING1.
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📌 Senior Database Reliability Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Koda Tech
📍 Madrid