via ats_lever · 8 June 2026 ·5 days ago

Database Reliability Engineer

jobgether
Ireland Full-time
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Accountabilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable database architectures supporting global, multi-region platforms

  • Take ownership of production database operations including schema changes, data migrations, deployments, and incident resolution

  • Improve performance, reliability, and scalability through tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery optimization

  • Develop automation tools and internal platforms using Go and/or Python to reduce manual operations and improve system efficiency

  • Monitor database health and define alerting strategies based on SLI/SLO frameworks to proactively detect and prevent incidents

  • Collaborate closely with development teams to support query optimization, schema design, and troubleshooting

  • Implement and maintain robust backup, recovery, replication, and security strategies across relational and NoSQL databases

  • Conduct regular security audits and ensure compliance with database security best practices

Requirements


  • 4+ years of experience working with large-scale MySQL and MongoDB production environments

  • Strong background in Database Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar infrastructure-focused roles

  • Deep understanding of database internals, performance tuning, high availability, and distributed systems

  • Hands-on experience with automation and scripting using Golang and/or Python

  • Familiarity with cloud database services such as AWS Aurora, DocumentDB, ElastiCache, and related tooling

  • Experience implementing SLI/SLO/SLA-based reliability practices and monitoring strategies

  • Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery methodologies

  • Proactive mindset with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for system reliability and scalability
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary with quarterly performance-based bonuses

  • 28 days of paid annual leave

  • Remote-first working model with flexible working hours (core hours 10am–3pm local time)

  • High-quality equipment provided for work

  • Referral bonuses and additional performance-based incentives

  • Annual company retreats for collaboration and networking

  • Opportunity to work on modern, cloud-native systems built with cutting-edge technologies

  • Strong engineering culture focused on autonomy, ownership, and continuous improvement

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