Database Administrator • Mid-Level

Who you are

You have a strong background in database administration, particularly with PostgreSQL, and are familiar with cloud technologies like AWS. Your experience includes ensuring high availability and performance optimization of databases, and you understand the importance of observability and automation in database management. You thrive in a collaborative environment, working alongside Site Reliability Engineers and Software Engineers to solve complex problems. You are proactive in your approach to database maintenance, including upgrades and capacity planning, and you have a knack for incident response, ensuring that production issues are resolved efficiently.

You are passionate about empowering feature teams with the tools and expertise they need to manage their databases effectively. Your communication skills enable you to provide clear guidelines and training to team members, fostering a culture of shared responsibility in database management. You are detail-oriented and committed to continuous improvement, always looking for ways to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs.

What you'll do

As a PostgreSQL Database Administrator at Doctolib, you will play a critical role in maintaining the reliability and performance of our main datastores. Your responsibilities will include ensuring high availability through effective backup strategies and disaster recovery planning. You will participate in incident response for datastore-related issues, collaborating with feature teams to resolve problems swiftly. Your role will also involve database maintenance tasks such as performance optimization and cost management, ensuring that our infrastructure is both efficient and scalable.

You will work closely with the Database Optimization team to implement best practices in database management, contributing to a platform mindset as we transition to a