Hybrid Senior Platform Engineer, Databases – Middleware

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About the role

  • Senior Platform Engineer responsible for database health and performance in Ovoko's data infrastructure. Building, maintaining, and optimizing systems within a fast-scaling e-commerce environment.

Responsibilities

  • Build & Maintain: Own the health and performance of our database clusters and middleware.
  • Fix & Optimize: Resolve complex bottlenecks and perform deep-dive troubleshooting.
  • Advance the Stack: Improve our infrastructure through automation and modern tooling.
  • Monitor: Ensure full visibility into system health and data integrity.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in infrastructure, specifically supporting mission-critical data layers.
  • Linux Mastery: Deep knowledge of Linux internals. You know how to tune the OS for high-performance database and I/O workloads.
  • Database Expert: Hands-on proficiency with MySQL or MariaDB (replication, clustering, and tuning).
  • Distributed Systems: Experience running and scaling Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch.
  • Cloud Native: experience with Kubernetes, its ecosystem and related tooling is a major advantage.
  • Observability: Practical experience with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, PMM.
  • Automation: A "code-first" approach to managing infrastructure (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
  • Fluency in English: Excellent at communicating in spoken and written.

Benefits

  • Learning budget for your personal and professional growth
  • Private health insurance
  • Employee stock option plan
  • Work from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days per year
  • Close collaboration with ambitious colleagues & a real opportunity to shape the “big picture”
  • Top-notch hardware and software (MacOS or Windows to choose from)
  • Flexible working hours & remote work opportunities
  • Pet-friendly office with collaborative spaces, chill zones, our own gym & a kitchen full of snacks and drinks

Job title

Senior Platform Engineer, Databases – Middleware

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

€6,000 per month

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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