Database Reliability Engineer
Rover seeks a Database Reliability Engineer in Barcelona to ensure stability and performance of PostgreSQL and MySQL environments, building self-service automation tools and partnering with developers. Hybrid role with flexibility for cross-regional team alignment.
Responsibilities
- Ensure stability and performance of PostgreSQL and MySQL environments
- Build self-service automation tools
- Manage Rover's tables and end-to-end data flows
- Review migrations and analyze/optimize database performance
- Work within SRE team to build experience in Python and Django for automation and model tuning
About the role
Who we are: At Rover, pets and their people are at the heart of everything we do. , Canada, Europe, and Australia. Headquartered in Seattle and Barcelona, we’re a values driven, fast-growing tech company focused on building safe and personalized experiences tailored to the needs of each unique pet.
We’re investing in AI as a business accelerator and provide every team member access to AI tools in service of creating better experiences for our community. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work, having been named among the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Seattle Business Magazine and Washington’s Best Workplaces in the Puget Sound Business Journal.
At Rover we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming community, which starts with our employees. Want to make an impact? ) with us. Meet the Site Reliability and Production Support Team The SRE and Support team is responsible for the Rover platform’s overall performance, scalability, and reliability.
We use observability tools, investigative skills, and data to help our engineering teams deliver a stable, reliable, and robust experience for our owners and sitters. We are part of the Platform Engineering division. As such, we work broadly across the company, serving many partners and requiring exceptional partner communication and relationship building.
What we are looking for We are looking for a Database Engineer or a Database Reliability Engineer to join our team in Barcelona. You will be responsible for ensuring the stability and performance of our PostgreSQL and MySQL environments while building self-service automation tools. You will work closely with our lead Database engineer to manage Rover's tables and end-to-end data flows.
You will partner with developers across Rover to review migrations and analyze and optimize database performance. You will work within the SRE team to build your experience in Python and Django for automation and model tuning. Please note that this role is part of a cross-regional team and may require some flexibility in working hours to ensure good alignment with the rest of the team.
We follow a hybrid model (Mondays & Thursdays in our office in Poblenou, Barcelona).