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 — Madrid Hybrid

Senior Database Engineer responsible for reliable PostgreSQL and MySQL platforms, including automation, replication, disaster recovery, monitoring, and performance tuning.

Description

  • Build, improve, and operate highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant PostgreSQL and MySQL environments on premises and in Amazon RDS.
  • Create and maintain database provisioning, configuration management, and deployment workflows with Ansible and/or Terraform.
  • Administer and troubleshoot multi-region and multi-node PostgreSQL and MySQL replication.
  • Tune queries, indexes, database engine settings, and schemas to improve response times.
  • Reduce and manage database downtime.
  • Run disaster recovery exercises and uphold backup, encryption, privacy, and data recovery practices.
  • Track infrastructure health and database performance indicators.
  • Plan capacity and implement maintenance releases, security patches, and database engine upgrades.
  • Define and document database policies, operating procedures, schema standards, and runbooks.
  • Share expertise, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and promote strong engineering practices.
  • Deliver Tier 3 support for business-critical production systems.
  • Join a 24/7 on-call rotation as required.

Requirements

  • At least five years of hands-on production experience as a Database Engineer or Database Administrator.
  • Experience in high-throughput sectors such as i-gaming, fintech, or e-commerce is strongly preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of both PostgreSQL and MySQL open-source database engines.
  • Understanding of database internals, engine-specific tuning, and troubleshooting methods.
  • Practical experience using Ansible for configuration management and orchestration.
  • Practical experience using 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.
  • Expertise in point-in-time recovery, logical and physical backups, security hardening, and data integrity validation.
  • Strong Bash, shell scripting, and Python skills.
  • Experience with DBA tools and monitoring platforms for frontend and backend systems.

Benefits

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

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