Database Administrator

Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save, by reshaping their relationship with money.The company’s flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees.

Over 32,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA and Shein use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores.Tabby has generated over $7 billion in transaction volume for its partner brands and has the highest rated, most reviewed, largest and fastest growing app of any fintech in the GCC region.

Tabby launched operations in 2020 and has raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors.

Role Description:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Database Administrator to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance and repair of the organization's database. The DBA will ensure the performance, security, and availability of databases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, construct, install, and maintain large relational databases.

• Maintain the integrity and security of the database, including backups and recovery procedures.

• Implement and manage disaster recovery and failover systems.

• Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required.

• Optimize queries for performance.

• Collaborate with development teams to optimize database usage.

• Setup and maintain database replication, clustering, mirroring, and other high availability strategies.

• Use and understand tools like pgbouncer and modern monitoring systems.

• Stay updated with the latest database technologies and best practices.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Proficiency in PostgreSQL setup, replication, upgrade, monitoring and performance tuning.

• Can read and write complex and very complex queries.

• Experience with backup and recovery procedures, as well as PITR.

• Strong knowledge of database design, documentation, and coding.

• Familiarity with database management tools and performance tuning techniques.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

• Familiarity with programming/scripting languages like bash, Python, go, etc.

• Experience with DbaaS on cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.

Desired Skills:

• Certification in database management or equivalent training.

• Experience in migrating large databases to cloud platforms.

• Knowledge of the latest trends in database administration.

• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices such as Kubernetes, terraform, helm.

• Experience in real-time data streaming technologies such as Debezium

Some of the technologies you'll get to work with:

• Google Cloud: More than 30 Database as a Service (DbaaS) instances.

• Monitoring: Extensive use of the Datadog monitoring system.

• Connection Pooling: Implementation and management of Pgbouncers.

Change Data Capture: Experience with Debezium for real-time data streaming and change data capture.