Database Reliability Engineer
Sporty Group · Engineering · Mid · 26d ago
Open to candidates across Europe, LATAM.
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Open to candidates across Europe, LATAM.
“Europe - Remote; LATAM - Remote”
Remote team members work with core hours between 10am and 3pm in their local time zone across Europe and LATAM.
- Async-first
- The listing doesn't promise async-first working.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- The company provides top-of-the-line equipment.
- Annual retreat
- Annual company retreats are held for internal networking opportunities.
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About the role
In this role, you will take ownership of existing and new database infrastructure across multiple platforms and support releases into new regions. Working alongside DBRE and DevOps engineers, you will design highly available database architectures, develop Go and Python automation tooling to eliminate manual tasks, and optimize database performance and reliability for large-scale production traffic.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain highly available database architectures to support business growth across multiple countries
- Improve existing database infrastructure, including performance tuning, capacity planning, backup/recovery strategies, and disaster recovery
- Develop automation tools and internal platforms using Go or Python to streamline database operations and reduce manual interventions
- Monitor database health and performance metrics and establish alerting mechanisms based on SLO burn rates
- Take ownership of database operations including schema changes, data migrations, and production deployments
- Collaborate with development teams to provide database design consultation, query optimization, and troubleshooting support
What you bring
- 4+ years of experience tackling and managing advanced MySQL and MongoDB problems
- Proven experience managing large-scale database systems in production environments
- Deep understanding of database architecture, performance optimization, high availability, and database security best practices
- Strong automation mindset and programming skills in Go or Python to improve operations and reliability
- Understanding of SLI/SLO/SLA concepts with experience implementing reliability engineering practices
About Sporty Group
Sporty Group is a remote-first entertainment and tech enterprise operating digital platforms with tens of millions of weekly active users.
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