Why this role matters
The Team Leader is responsible for guiding a Database Administration team in delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality databases as a platform for product development teams. The role involves hands-on technical leadership, people management, delivery coordination, and active collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Heads of Development, product development teams’ members, architects and infrastructure teams).
The role is based in our office in Limassol, Cyprus. In case of relocation, we offer full relocation support for you and your family to make your move smooth and worry-free.
What you'll actually do
- Build and grow the team by hiring diverse talent and ensuring smooth onboarding and mentorship.
- Lead and inspire by fostering collaboration, engagement, and a high-performance culture, motivating the team to achieve and exceed results while leading by example and engaging directly in operational challenges when needed.
- Develop and support people through coaching, feedback, regular performance reviews, and tailored growth planning.
- Take ownership and make decisions with accountability and timely, informed judgment.
- Translate company goals into clear team priorities and roles.
- Serve as a link between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Interact with other team leaders or teams to identify interconnections between products and build compatible architecture.
- Develop detailed project plans and timelines, manage resources, and monitor progress within the team.
- Participate in tactical planning cycles and ensure plans are delivered in time and in accordance with company standards.
- Participate in planning and reporting, incl. resource allocation on team level, for tasks.
- Manage resources and budgets within the team for cost efficiency (example: external services, tools, etc).
- Drive the assessment and implementation of technologies and tools in the team.
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical and project-related risks.
- Act as a change agent to support organizational changes and implement management decisions.
- Ensure technical debt is continuously identified, prioritized and paid within agreed quotas.
- Support the incident management process within the area of responsibility.
- Ensure technical support and software quality comply with standards and reqs appropriate to their level.
- Follow company standards, best practices from architecture, DevOps, SRE, QA.
- Implement and manage quality assurance processes, conduct code reviews.
- Independently solve technical problems that match own expertise.
- Take a product approach to managing the team’s backlog.
- Ensure all SLIs have proper thresholds and SLOs, dependencies are mapped, and their states are visible through dashboards and CMDB.
Who we’re looking for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Relevant certifications in software architecture, agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe), or cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure) are considered an advantage.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Database Engineering / Database Administration roles, including 2+ years in a leadership or mentorship role.
- Track record of managing the performance and development of highly skilled engineers, including senior and lead positions.
- Deep expertise in PostgreSQL internals (replication, indexing, query planning).
- Experience with automation (scripts, IaC, CI/CD pipelines) or with Kubernetes operators for database lifecycle management.
- Strong experience with HA/DR strategies and database clustering.
- Experience with ClickHouse and MongoDB or other non-relational databases.
- Experience working with monitoring, logging, and performance tools.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to mentor, coach, and motivate engineers.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Empathy, patience, and ability to resolve conflicts constructively.
What we offer along the way
- Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
- Full relocation support for you and your family — flights, housing, visas, and legal assistance included
- Top-tier health insurance with full family coverage — medical, dental, vision, mental health — plus life insurance for peace of mind
- Unlimited learning opportunities: external courses, English lessons, career and leadership development
- Education allowance covering school and kindergarten fees
- 21 working days of annual leave, plus public holidays and fully paid sick, maternity, and paternity leave
- Employee appreciation program: branded gifts, birthday day-offs, celebration budgets for weddings, newborns, and milestones
- “Get to know Team” trips — meet colleagues across our global hubs, along with company-wide offsites that raise the bar
- Employee share scheme — grow with us
- Branded MINI Cooper Countryman company car and private parking
- Free in-house sports clubs, Sanctum Club gym access, and jet skis
- Access to a Corporate doctor
- Exclusive discount program with cafes, gyms, and local services
- Expat tax perks: up to 50% income tax exemption
- Support with the naturalisation process for relocated employees
What your journey looks like
- Intro call with Recruiter (30 minutes)
- Tech interview (60 minutes)
- Online Leadership Competency Assessment
- Behavioural interview (60 minutes)
Please use your exness work email for internal applications and ensure to disclose any existing Conflict of Interest you may have.
