Gojek - Senior Database Administrator Engineer - Engineering Platform

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The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) Engineer position focuses on design, administration, high availability, operational support, and automation for databases. You will join a growing, high-energy team supporting internal products and platforms. As a Senior DBA Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for engineering, planning, design, implementation, upgrades, patching, capacity planning, automation, and day-to-day operations for distributed databases (Postgres, Mongo, MySQL, ES, Redis, etc.).

The role includes oversight, mentoring, and leadership opportunities.

The successful candidate must be comfortable working on multiple dynamic projects simultaneously and collaborating with database architects, principal engineers, application teams, information security teams, and leadership at all levels of the organization.

• Develop automation scripts and tools for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and backup/recovery of databases using infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems for database performance metrics.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and backup strategies to minimize downtime and data loss.
• Maintain version-controlled configurations for database servers to ensure consistency across environments via IaC.
• Automate routine tasks such as database backups, schema migrations, and data archiving to improve operational efficiency.
• Develop database high availability and replication solutions to meet the requirements of critical applications.
• Develop standardized operational procedures within the DBaaS framework for highly available solutions.
• Participate in an on-call rotation schedule to ensure 24/7 availability and timely response to incidents.

• 5+ years of experience as a Dev Ops Engineer with a focus on database management.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Go, Shell, and Ruby for automation tasks.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation) for provisioning and managing database resources.
• In-depth knowledge of database systems such as MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, etc., including configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and tools.
• Experience with disaster recovery strategies (including hands-on backup and recovery).
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible) for database patching and maintenance automation.

We are a team dedicated to maintaining crucial database platforms and incorporating new database technologies into the GoTo ecosystem. Working under the DBaaS (Database as a Service) team at GoTo is an exciting and dynamic experience. The team focuses on integrating cutting-edge database technologies to support GoTo’s ecosystem. You’ll collaborate with diverse teams to ensure databases are robust, scalable, and reliable, directly impacting millions of users.

The environment fosters continuous learning and professional growth, with opportunities to tackle challenging problems and implement innovative solutions.

GoTo Group is the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, offering technological infrastructure and solutions for everyone to access and thrive in the digital economy. The GoTo ecosystem includes on-demand transportation, food and grocery delivery, logistics and fulfillment, and financial and payment services through the Gojek and GoTo Financial platforms. It is a leading single ecosystem in Southeast Asia for these services.

Gojek is Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand platform and pioneer of a multi-service ecosystem with millions of driver partners across the region. Its mission is to create impact at scale by connecting consumers to goods and services through high-quality providers.

GoTo Financial accelerates financial inclusion through its leading financial services and merchant solutions. Its consumer services include GoPay and Go Pay Later  and it serves businesses through Midtrans, Moka, GoBiz Plus, GoBiz, and Selly. The ecosystem supports growth opportunities and aims to empower everyone to Make It Happen, Make It Together, Make It Last.

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• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Information Technology

• Software Development

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