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, Malta)

Design and operate highly available PostgreSQL and MySQL environments for resilient data services. Automate infrastructure, improve database performance, and support critical production systems.

Description

  • Build, enhance, and maintain secure, fault-tolerant PostgreSQL environments across on-premises and RDS, alongside MySQL systems.
  • Create and manage database provisioning, configuration, and deployment workflows with Ansible and/or Terraform.
  • Administer and troubleshoot multi-region, multi-node replication for PostgreSQL and MySQL.
  • Improve query performance, indexing strategies, database engine settings, and schema design.
  • Carry out transaction recovery procedures and disaster recovery exercises while maintaining backup, encryption, and privacy controls.
  • Track database health and performance, plan capacity, apply maintenance and security updates, and coordinate engine upgrades.
  • Define and document database policies, operational practices, schema standards, and runbooks.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, share expertise, 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.
  • Demonstrated experience with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration, and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
  • Practical experience with high-availability technologies such as Patroni, PgBouncer, Galera Cluster, or MySQL InnoDB Cluster/Group Replication.
  • Experience managing latency-sensitive, high-concurrency database environments.
  • Extensive knowledge of point-in-time recovery, logical and physical backups, security hardening, and data integrity validation.
  • Strong Bash, Shell, or Python scripting skills, plus experience with DBA tools and monitoring platforms for frontend and backend systems.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career development
  • Hybrid working arrangement
  • International health insurance
  • Health and wellbeing allowance of EUR 350 per year
  • Birthday day off
  • One additional personal day off per year

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