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 - Marbella Hybrid

Automate and operate highly available PostgreSQL and MySQL infrastructure for latency-sensitive applications. Improve database performance, replication, recovery, and resilience.

Description

  • Build, maintain, and secure highly available PostgreSQL systems on premises and in RDS, alongside MySQL environments
  • Create database provisioning, configuration, and deployment automation with Ansible and/or Terraform
  • Operate and troubleshoot multi-region, multi-node replication for PostgreSQL and MySQL
  • Tune queries, indexes, engine settings, and schemas to improve response times
  • Run transaction recovery procedures and disaster recovery exercises
  • Apply standards for backups, encryption, privacy, and database security
  • Track infrastructure health and database performance indicators
  • Lead capacity planning, maintenance releases, security patching, and database engine upgrades
  • Define and document database policies, operating procedures, schema standards, and runbooks
  • Share expertise and mentor junior and mid-level engineers
  • Deliver Tier 3 support for critical production environments
  • 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 iGaming, 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
  • Experience managing latency-sensitive, high-concurrency database environments
  • Thorough understanding 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/backend DBA tools and database monitoring platforms

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and career development
  • 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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