Database Administrator - MySQL Specialist

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Administrative

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Database Administrator - MySQL Specialist at Sporty, you'll take ownership of existing and new database infrastructure across multiple platforms, supporting releases into new regions. You'll be working with a modern tech stack (MySQL, MongoDB, AWS services, etc.) built from scratch four years ago. Responsibilities include slow query monitoring, capacity adjustments, automation using Terraform, dashboard development, and facilitating deployments to new regions. On-call rotation is required. The role involves enhancing existing and creating new dashboards and alert mechanisms. This is a fast-paced, challenging opportunity within a rapidly growing organization.
Must have:
  • 4+ years managing advanced MySQL and MongoDB
  • AWS RDS, Redshift experience
  • Quality documentation and runbooks
  • Open mind for new challenges
  • English fluency
Perks:
  • 100% remote work
  • 4 annual bonuses
  • Flexible working hours (core 10am-3pm local time)
  • 1-2 annual company retreats
  • Top-of-the-line Macbook

Job Details

🚀 We’re on a mission to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone!

Partnered with some of the World’s greatest Champions including Real Madrid FC, Michael Essien and Eder Militao, we’re on the lookout for some Champions of our own to be a part of some of the biggest, most exciting and most successful Online Gaming Brands in the World.

Sporty, Sportybet and SportyTV are the backbone of the Sporty Group portfolio. With hundreds of millions of visitors Globally, if you click ‘apply’, you’ll have the opportunity to be a part of something absolutely massive.

About the role

With tens of millions of visitors every week, we strive to be the best in the industry for our users. You’ll be responsible for taking ownership of our existing and new database infrastructure for multiple platforms and facilitating releases into new regions. We wrote our systems from scratch about 4 years ago, so you’ll be working with the latest technology and won’t have to worry about decades old technologies. There’s also freedom to research and implement new technologies into our stack as you and the team see fit.

Your Day-to-day

- Take ownership and responsibility for our existing and new database infrastructure
- Slow query monitoring and database system capacity proactive adjustment
- Automating deployments, config management, and building infrastructure with Terraform
- Enhance our existing dashboards as well as develop new dashboards and alert mechanisms
- As we deploy into new regions you’ll be facilitating the database side
- On call responsibilities on a rotating pattern

Our stack: MySQL, MongoDB, AWS EC2, Cloudwatch, RDS, Redshift, Grafana, Prometheus, Terraform, Python, Shell etc

You should apply if you have

- 4+ years experience tackling and managing advanced MySQL and MongoDB problems
- Hands on experience with AWS RDS, Redshift
- Delivering quality documentation and operational runbooks
- Open mind and willing to take on new challenges in a rapidly growing organization
- Sporty is an English speaking working environment, so we are looking for English speakers

Our Interview Process

Our interview process involves 3 main stages:

- Hackerrank test (Maximum of 90 minutes)
- A call with a member of our Talent team
- Final interview with our Database Engineering team (You’ll meet with 3 engineers on separate occasions for 45 minutes each)

We can confidently say that we have a feedback loop of 24-48 hours on all stages, so you’ll never be left in the dark when you’re in process with us.

What’s in it for you
📍 Sporty is a 100% remote company in continuation of our sustainability pledge
💰 We have x4 bonuses every year
⏰ Our core working hours are 10am-3pm your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
🌍 1-2 Annual company retreats
💻 We want our teams to perform as best they can, so we’ll set you up with a top of the line Macbook

Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to. So if you decide to join us on this amazing journey, we can guarantee a stable and solid working environment with some of the best team members around.

Equal opportunities for everyone

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

This position is open to people Globally.
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About The Company

Sporty Group is a consumer internet and technology business with an unrivalled sports media, gaming, social and fintech platform which serves millions of daily active users across the globe via technology and operations hubs across more than 10 countries and 3 continents.

The recipe for our success is to discover intelligent and energetic people, who are passionate about our products and serving our users, and attract and retain them with a dynamic and flexible work life which empowers them to create value and rewards them generously based upon their contribution.

We’re fortunate enough to have already built a capable and proven team of 500+ high achievers from a diverse set of backgrounds with a common thirst for excellence and we are constantly looking for more talented individuals to power our growth and serve our users further via their grit and innovation.

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