Database Administrator

TopView Sightseeing is a New York-based group of companies offering a variety of sightseeing bus tours, cruises, and bike rentals and tours. Our team has served over 2 million customers, creating unforgettable experiences for people around the world. As we scale, we are looking for aspiring professionals to join our R&D team in Sofia,Bulgaria and help drive the growth further. Our company is experiencing a great vertical and horizontal expansion and has planned to start exporting the experience, knowledge and success of our operations to other locations around the world starting in late 2021 such as Washington DC, San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Dubai, Istanbul and many others.

As a Database Administrator you will play an important role primarily focused on the operational aspect of databases. Ensuring that databases are available, performant, and secure.

At TopView Sightseeing, we value start-up mentalities. We run in a fast-paced environment, always try to optimize, stay very competitive, and we are not afraid to challenge ourselves. If you are ready to build something big – we are waiting for you!
Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Supervise the database’s performance and make adjustments as needed.

• Ensure that the database run smoothly – tasks like backups, updates, and patches.

• Monitor developer commits for schema changes, develop, test and deploy migrations.

• Implement and maintain database security protocols.

• Design and execute strategies for database backup and disaster recovery.

• Handle database replication and other scaling techniques.

• Work in close collaboration with developers and data engineers to ensure that the database meets application needs and is optimized for their queries.

• Set up monitoring tools to keep an eye on database health, performance metrics, and set up alerts for potential issues.

• Maintain documentation about the database setup, configurations, procedures, and any changes made.

Your profile:

• At least 10 years experience as Database Administrator,3 years with PostgreSQL

• Solid knowledge of database maintenance and performance tuning;

• Experience with migrations and security control, monitoring and alerting.

• Knowledge of backup and recovery techniques, replication and scaling.

• Proficiency in writing procedures, documentation about database changes, setups

and configurations.

• Good soft skills: communication; time – management; proactivity; prioritizing;

• Required level of English – B2.

Your Benefits:

• Regular salary reviews and guaranteed pay raises to reward your dedication and performance;

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses;

• Additional Health Insurance to support your well-being and provide financial security;

• Enjoy a collaborative on-site work environment at the office, fostering teamwork and innovation;

• Work in a company with the spirit of a startup in a fast-paced and innovative environment and contribute to their global expansion and opportunities for your career development.