Lead Database Administrator

Bengaluru. Posted 26 days ago

The role

The Senior Database Administrator manages and maintains databases to ensure integrity, security, and performance. This role involves working with application teams to integrate solutions and providing expertise to engineering teams.

What you will do

Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of database infrastructure.
Work with application teams to ship solutions that integrate with database systems.
Analyze solutions and implement best practices for MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Develop and enforce best practices for database security, backup, and recovery.
Work on the observability of relevant database metrics.
Provide database expertise to engineering teams through reviews of migrations, queries, and optimizations.
Work with DevOps and Application Engineers to roll out changes and mitigate production incidents.
Work on automation of database infrastructure and provide self-service tools.
Provide OnCall support on rotation with the team.
Support and debug database production issues across services and levels of the stack.

Required qualifications

At least 6+ years of experience running MySQL/PostgreSQL databases in large environments.
Awareness of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
Knowledge of the internals of MySQL/PostgreSQL.
Knowledge of load balancing solutions such as ProxySQL.
Knowledge of tools and methods for monitoring database performance.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Knowledge of caching (Redis / Elasticache).
Knowledge of scripting languages (Python).
Knowledge of infrastructure automation (Terraform/Ansible).
Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

About the company

Razorpay is a full-stack financial technology company that powers businesses to move, manage, and grow money. It processes $180+ billion in annualized transactions and supports businesses ranging from early-stage startups to large enterprises.