Senior DBA Engineer (PostgreSQL)
Department: Infrastructure
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote/India
Reporting To: Didar Moldabekov
Description
Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money. Over 15 million users choose Tabby to stay in control of their spending and make the most out of their money.
The company’s flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 40,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores.
Tabby generates over $10 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region.Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $4,5 billion.
We are seeking a skilled IT professional to join our team in Saudi Arabia. The role involves a variety of responsibilities, including infrastructure maintenance, communication with regulatory authorities, and managing interactions with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA).
Important note:
please submit your CV in English as recruiters do not speak Arabic. Thank you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, construct, install, and maintain large relational databases.
- Maintain the integrity and security of the database, including backups and recovery procedures.
- Implement and manage disaster recovery and failover systems.
- Monitor database performance, implement changes, and apply new patches and versions when required.
- Optimize queries for performance.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize database usage.
- Set up and maintain database replication, clustering, mirroring, and other high availability strategies.
- Use and understand tools like pgbouncer and modern monitoring systems.
- Stay updated with the latest database technologies and best practices.
What you’ll bring:
- Experience with PostgreSQL is mandatory.
- Proficiency in PostgreSQL setup, replication, upgrade, monitoring and performance tuning.
- Experience with Clickhouse is a plus.
- Can read and write complex and very complex queries.
- Experience with backup and recovery procedures, as well as PITR.
- Strong knowledge of database design, documentation, and coding.
- Familiarity with database management tools and performance tuning techniques.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Familiarity with programming/scripting languages like bash, Python, Go, etc.
- Experience with DbaaS on cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS (would be a plus).
Desired Skills:
- Certification in database management or equivalent training (would be a plus).
- Experience in migrating large databases between cloud platforms.
- Knowledge of the latest trends in database administration.
- Familiarity with modern DevOps practices such as Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm.
- Experience in real-time data streaming technologies such as Debezium/Flink.
What we offer:
- Work alongside a high-performing, international engineering team in a global fintech unicorn
- Stock options (ESOP) in a fast-scaling, pre-IPO company
- Health Insurance
- Competitive salary and other bonuses
