Gaming Innovation Group
Gaming Innovation Group
501 – 1,000 Employees
ConsultingLogisticsMarketing
Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) develops technology for the iGaming industry, serving partners in regulated markets with a broad set of digital gaming solutions. Its products include an iGaming platform, sportsbook technology, omnichannel tools, managed services, AI-driven technologies, a real-time data platform, and a rules engine for turning business logic into actionable decisions. GiG combines regulated-market expertise with a focus on responsible gaming, scalable operations, and technology-led business transformation.

Senior Database Engineer - Hybrid

Senior Database Engineer responsible for reliable PostgreSQL and MySQL infrastructure in a hybrid role. The position covers automation, replication, performance tuning, disaster recovery, and high-availability production support.

Description

  • Build, enhance, and maintain secure, fault-tolerant, highly available PostgreSQL environments on premises and in RDS, along with MySQL systems
  • Create and maintain database provisioning, configuration management, and deployment pipelines with Ansible and/or Terraform
  • Operate and troubleshoot multi-region, multi-node PostgreSQL and MySQL replication architectures
  • Improve query performance, indexes, engine settings, and schemas while minimizing service disruption
  • Perform transaction recovery procedures and disaster recovery exercises, while upholding backup, encryption, privacy, and data integrity controls
  • Track database health and performance, forecast capacity, and deliver maintenance, security patches, and engine upgrades
  • Define, apply, and document database policies, operating standards, schema conventions, and runbooks
  • Share technical knowledge, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and promote strong engineering practices
  • Deliver Tier 3 support for critical production environments and join a 24/7 on-call rotation when required

Requirements

  • At least five years of hands-on experience as a Database Engineer or Database Administrator in production environments
  • Experience in high-throughput sectors such as i-gaming, fintech, or e-commerce is strongly preferred
  • Advanced knowledge of PostgreSQL and MySQL, including internal architecture, engine-specific tuning, and troubleshooting
  • Practical experience with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration, plus Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
  • Hands-on experience with high-availability technologies such as Patroni, PgBouncer, Galera Cluster, or MySQL InnoDB Cluster/Group Replication
  • Demonstrated experience operating latency-sensitive, high-concurrency database environments
  • Thorough knowledge of point-in-time recovery, logical and physical backups, security hardening, and data integrity validation
  • Strong Bash, Shell, and Python scripting skills
  • Experience using frontend and backend DBA tools and database monitoring suites

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Hybrid work arrangement
  • International health insurance
  • Annual health and wellbeing allowance of EUR 350
  • Paid birthday day off
  • One additional personal day off each year

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