PostgreSQL Database Administrator (x/f/m)

What you'll do We are looking for a PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join the Database Optimization team within our Platform team! The Database Optimization team ensures the reliability and performance of our datastores while fostering a platform mindset in our transition to the "you build it, you run it" paradigm. It is a multidisciplinary team made of both Site Reliability Engineers and Software Engineers, which enables us to have a complete view of the problems we need to solve and of the alternative solutions we might implement to solve them. As a PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA) , you will play a critical role in our mission for our main datastores: PostgreSQL / AWS Aurora, Kafka, Couchbase and OpenSearch. You'll ensure high availability while empowering feature teams with the tools and expertise they need to succeed! Your responsibilities include but are not limited to: Reliability Engineering: Ensure high availability of our datastores and our own operational efficiency through observability, automation, tooling, backup strategies, disaster recovery planning and process improvement Database maintenance: Handle database infrastructure maintenance including upgrades, performance optimization, cost optimization and capacity planning Incident mitigation: Participate in incident response for datastore-related issues in production during business hours, when the issue cannot be fixed by the responsible feature team Database-as-a-service: Empower feature teams with database tooling, guidelines, training and support to manage and use their databases efficiently Datastore expertise sharing: Stay up-to-date with datastore technology evolution and share knowledge with the team on new features, best practices, and industry trends Who you are Are you convinced you have what it takes? We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement. You could be our next team mate if you: Have 7+ years of experience as a DBA with strong inclination towards site reliability practices Have strong expertise in at least one of our core datastores ( PostgreSQL , Couchbase or OpenSearch) or an equivalent technology, in a high-load and high-availability environment Have hands-on experience with Kafka or an equivalent technology Have hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud) in a production environment Have excellent communication and mentoring skills and embrace the "you build it, you run it" philosophy Now, it would be fantastic if you: Have experience with multiple kinds of datastores and have curiosity and willingness to learn new datastores and adapt to evolving technology landscapes Have been involved in architecture choices for high traffic web applications, particularly scalability challenges on large databases, and building self-service services through Database as a Product approaches Are comfortable with Linux systems administration, automation, and performance troubleshooting Speak English fluently What we offer Free health insurance for you and your children Parent Care Program: receive one additional month of leave on top of the legal parental leave Free mental health and coaching services through our partner Moka.care For caregivers and workers with disabilities, a package including an adaptation of the remote policy, extra days off for medical reasons, and psychological support Work from EU countries and the UK for up to 10 days per year, thanks to our flexibility days policy Work Council subsidy to refund part of sport club membership or creative class Up to 14 days of RTT Lunch voucher with Swile card Interview process Recruiter Interview System Design Interview DBRE Live Case Behavioral interview Reference Check Offer! Job details Contract: Permanent position Workplace: Nantes or Paris or Berlin Start date: ASAP Remuneration: Fix + bonu ... (truncated, view full listing at source)