OverviewIn this role you will design, operate, and safeguard a high-availability, low-latency data platform built on PostgreSQL and MySQL.

You will drive automation and IaC to provision and manage databases across on-prem and cloud environments, ensuring scalable performance and robust disaster recovery.

You'll lead optimization, monitoring, and capacity planning while mentoring teammates and maintaining clear runbooks.

This position offers impact through reliable data services and a focus on engineering excellence within a cross-functional tech team.

Compensaciones / BeneficiosGreat career development opportunities

Hybrid working model

International Health Insurance

Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)

Birthday Day Off

Me Time - 1 day off per year

ResponsabilidadesBuild and maintain high-availability PostgreSQL and MySQL systems (on-prem and RDS)

Design and maintain provisioning, configuration, and deployment pipelines with Ansible and/or Terraform

Configure and troubleshoot multi-region/multi-node replication (streaming and logical replication)

Tune performance: queries, indexes, engine parameters,



and schema design

Execute backup, PITR, encryption, and DR exercises; ensure data security and integrity

Monitor health and capacity, apply patches and upgrades as needed

Document policies, standards, schemas, and runbooks with rigor

Share knowledge, mentor junior/mid-level engineers, and promote engineering excellence

Provide Tier 3 production support with on-call involvement as required

Requisitos principales5+ years in production database engineering/administration

Deep PostgreSQL and MySQL expertise (architecture, tuning, troubleshooting)

Proven experience with Ansible and Terraform

Hands-on HA solutions: Patroni, PgBouncer, Galera Cluster, or MySQL InnoDB Cluster/Group Replication

Experience with low-latency, high-concurrency deployments

PITR, backups (logical/physical), security hardening, and data integrity checks

Bash/Shell/Python scripting; familiarity with DBA tools and monitoring suites leadership mentoring problem-solving

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Ansible

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