Senior MariaDB DBA — Scale High‑Throughput Systems

Payward, Inc.; Remote; AED 330,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crypto company seeks a Database Administrator to join their fully remote team. This role involves scaling and tuning high-throughput MariaDB clusters and improving automation and observability within a database platform. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in MariaDB/MySQL and strong skills in operational efficiency and database security. If passionate about crypto and innovative platforms, apply to be part of a mission-focused team driving the future of finance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating MariaDB/MySQL in high-volume production environments.
• Strong understanding of high-availability patterns and distributed database behavior.
• Experience with containers and orchestration platforms.

Responsibilities

• Scale and tune high-throughput MariaDB clusters for global expansion.
• Improve observability and alert quality for operational clarity.
• Contribute to modern platform initiatives like infrastructure-as-code workflows.

Skills

MariaDB/MySQL

High-availability patterns

Database proxies

CI/CD

Linux fundamentals

Containers

Observability

Communication skills

Tools

HAProxy

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

Job description

A leading crypto company seeks a Database Administrator to join their fully remote team. This role involves scaling and tuning high-throughput MariaDB clusters and improving automation and observability within a database platform. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in MariaDB/MySQL and strong skills in operational efficiency and database security. If passionate about crypto and innovative platforms, apply to be part of a mission-focused team driving the future of finance.