Database Administrator, MySQL Specialist

Summary

Join Sporty, a rapidly growing online gaming company, as a Database Engineer and play a crucial role in managing and scaling our database infrastructure. You will be responsible for maintaining and improving our existing MySQL and MongoDB databases, automating deployments, and developing new dashboards. We offer a 100% remote work environment with flexible hours and a collaborative team. This role requires 4+ years of experience with MySQL and MongoDB, hands-on experience with AWS RDS and Redshift, and strong documentation skills. We provide excellent benefits, including four annual bonuses, company retreats, and a top-of-the-line Macbook.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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