Senior Database Reliability Engineer

About GoKwik

• Availability & Scalability - Manage and Optimise critical databases (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, etc.) for always-on performance at scale
• Resilience by design - Architect and implement HA/DR, backup, and recovery strategies that ensure zero data loss and minimal downtime
• Automation everywhere - Partner with DevOps to enable DB-as-code deployments, and automate patching, upgrades, and scaling with Terraform/Ansible
• Availability & Scalability - Manage and Optimise critical databases (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, etc.) for always-on performance at scale
• Performance optimisation - Fine-tune SQL queries, indexing, and schema designs for efficiency in high-concurrency workloads
• Observability & drills - Monitor databases proactively and lead cross-functional disaster recovery exercises to validate resilience
• Cost & vendor management - Take ownership of database licensing, vendor relationships, and spend optimisation
• Governance & compliance - Enforce data retention, privacy, and governance policies to meet regulatory standards

• 3 - 7 years of experience as a DBA / Database Engineer in high-scale SaaS or eCommerce environments
• Strong expertise in relational (MySQL/Postgres) and NoSQL (MongoDB) systems
• Hands-on with replication, sharding, clustering for scale and resiliency
• Experienced with cloud-managed DB services (RDS, Aurora, Cloud SQL, Mongo Atlas)
• Skilled in automating DB provisioning & management using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar
• Strong problem-solver, comfortable debugging performance bottlenecks in production at scale
• At higher experience levels: proven ability to design resilient DB architectures, run DR drills, mentor peers, and drive best practices across teams

• You treat merchant data as sacred, ensuring stability without compromise
• You believe in blameless learning and continuous improvement when issues arise
• You balance uptime with velocity, enabling teams to ship fast without risking reliability
• You stay proactive, spotting risks early and designing systems to prevent outages
• You thrive in a high-trust, high-ownership culture, where database engineers are enablers, not gatekeepers