Open Source Database Administrator - Fulltime - Remote

Title:  Open Source DBA
Remote
FTE 

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Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer with deep expertise in MariaDB and PostgreSQL architecture—not just as a cloud user, but as a hands-on engineer capable of designing, deploying, and troubleshooting databases on bare metal infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong experience driving database reliability, performance, and recovery strategies from the ground up.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain MariaDB and PostgreSQL databases in bare metal and on-premise environments.
• Own end-to-end database architecture, including replication, clustering, failover, and recovery strategies.
• Analyze and document potential failure scenarios and build robust mitigation plans.
• Perform deep-dive troubleshooting for performance bottlenecks, corruption issues, and replication delays.
• Manage schema design, indexing strategy, and query optimization for high-performance workloads.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure database scalability and fault tolerance.
• Develop and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring solutions.
• Contribute to database automation (deployment, upgrades, patching) via scripts or configuration tools.

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Required Skills:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience managing MariaDB and PostgreSQL in on-prem/bare metal environments.
• Deep understanding of database internals, replication models, WAL/redo logs, and recovery mechanisms.
• Strong troubleshooting skills—especially under complex failure conditions.
• Proven experience implementing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Expertise in performance tuning, query optimization, and storage engine management.
• Proficiency with Linux-based systems administration.
• Familiarity with configuration management or automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, or Bash/Python scripting).