Senior Database Administrator

At Xsolla, we believe that great games begin as ideas, driven by the curiosity, dedication, and grit of creators around the world. Our mission is to empower these visionaries by providing the support and resources they need to bring their games to life. We are committed to leveling the playing field, ensuring that every creator has the opportunity to share their passion with the world.   Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Berlin, Seoul, and beyond, we partner with industry leaders like Valve, Twitch, and Ubisoft to clear the paths for innovation in gaming. Our global reach spans over 200 geographies, offering more than 700 payment methods in 130+ currencies.   L ongevity O pportunity V ision E njoy the game!   The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing RDBMS and NoSQL solutions, optimizing performance, implementing replication and high availability, and providing support to development teams. Troubleshooting and problem-solving will be a key part of your role.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Technology, or a related field of study

Expert-level experience with at least one of MySQL, PostgreSQL

Familiarity with other RDBMS or NoSQL solutions

Strong knowledge of SQL (DDL, DML, DCL)

Experience with AWS or GCP cloud platforms

Proficiency in Linux

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

English language proficiency at B2 level or higher

  A plus if:

Experience in scripting, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, Bash/Python)

Team management experience

Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix

Responsibilities

Manage RDBMS and NoSQL solutions

Ensure database performance, scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery across environments deployed on bare-metal servers and virtual machines

Implement and manage replication сhains, partitioning / sharding, backups

Assist development teams in creating, optimizing, and problem solving with RDBMS and NoSQL solutions

Troubleshooting

Drive automation using Terraform, Puppet, and custom tooling for infrastructure and database lifecycle management