3 months ago
Barcelona, SpainMid Level
Responsibilities
- Manage database operations including access, scaling, performance tuning, upgrades, backups, and recovery strategies.
- Improve the stability, scalability, reliability, and performance of Rover’s web application and datastores.
- Collaborate with developers on schema migrations, query tuning, and database performance optimization.
- Monitor systems and configure alerting using Datadog and CloudWatch.
- Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot production issues, and perform root cause analysis.
- Build self-service automation tools and Python scripts for migration and model-tuning workflows.
- Design Terraform infrastructure for AWS RDS management and deployment.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a full-stack or backend engineer, preferably with Django and Python.
- Strong knowledge of databases, schema design, database fundamentals, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS RDS.
- Experience operating, maintaining, and diagnosing issues in AWS production environments.
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code such as Terraform or CDK.
- Familiarity with Datadog, CloudWatch, or the ELK stack.
- Computer Science or equivalent background.
- Candidates must be based in Barcelona or willing to relocate.
Benefits
- Long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout.
- Pension plan and private medical insurance.
- 25 days of paid time off.
- Meal allowance and flexible compensation for transport and nursery expenses.
- Gym membership.
- €450 toward pet adoption costs and an annual €150 wellness reimbursement.
- Flexible work hours and regular team activities and events.
- Hybrid work requiring at least two days per week in the Barcelona office, on Mondays and Thursdays.
- Dog-friendly office with snacks and fresh fruit.
About Rover.com
Rover.com runs an online marketplace and mobile app that connects pet owners with independent pet sitters, dog walkers, and boarders. It monetizes through service fees on bookings and provides tools for scheduling, payments, messaging, and support, including coverage for stays. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Seattle, Rover operates across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia.