Senior DBA / Database Engineer
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About This Role
Overview
🚀 Welcome to Your Next Adventure!
We are looking for a Senior DBA / Database Engineer to own the reliability, performance, and scalability of our data layer across multiple services.
You will
work closely with backend engineers, SRE, and architects to design and operate high-throughput, low-latency systems supporting a super-app platform.
🛠 What You’ll Get Your Hands On
- Design, operate, and optimize PostgreSQL, BigQuery, MongoDB, and key-
- value databases (e.g., Redis, DynamoDB
- Ensure high availability, replication, backup/restore, and disaster recovery
- Monitor and improve performance (p95/p99 latency, query efficiency,
- indexing)
- Analyze and optimize slow queries, schema design, and data access patterns
- Manage capacity planning and scaling strategies (vertical + horizontal)
- Implement and maintain data consistency and integrity and retention
- strategies.
- Support microservices architecture with distributed data patterns
- Control and optimize costs of databases usage
- Collaborate with engineering teams on:
- + schema design
- + migrations
- + data modeling SQL + NoSQL)
- Automate operational tasks (backups, failover, maintenance)
- Ensure security, access control, and compliance
- Participate in incident response and root cause analysis
🧙♂️ The Magic You Bring
- 5+ years experience as DBA / Database Engineer
- Strong expertise in:
- + PostgreSQL (indexes, MVCC, vacuum, replication, partitioning)
- + MongoDB (replica sets, sharding, performance tuning)
- + Key-value stores Redis, DynamoDB or similar)
- Deep understanding of:
- + query optimization and execution plans
- + transactions and consistency models
- + indexing strategies
- Experience with high-load production systems
- Familiar with cloud environments AWS preferred)
- Experience with monitoring tools Datadog, Prometheus, etc.)
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
✨ Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience with:
- + distributed systems / microservices
- + event-driven architecture Kafka, RabbitMQ
- + AWS Database Migration ServiceSenior Database Engineer / DBA (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Key-Value Stores)2
- + Replications slots
- Knowledge of:
- + data caching strategies
- + CQRS / eventual consistency patterns
- Experience with:
- + automation Terraform, scripting)
+ Kubernetes / ECS
- Background in e-commerce or high-traffic platforms
Inside Snoonu’s Universe
Snoonu is Qatar’s homegrown Super App, reinventing daily life with blazing-fast delivery, shopping, and more – all in one place.
Powered by tech, driven by a global team, and obsessed with making life easier.
The Dream We’re Chasing
To be the first Qatari Ultra App that propels the region and its community through innovation and technology.
We have global ambitions where what we do surpasses norms and limitations every time.
The Quest We’re On
To radically transform how people live by leveraging technology to connect them with endless possibilities.
👥 Be Customer Obsessed
: “Focus on the customer and all else will follow.”
💪 Act with Integrity:
“We are honest, ethical, and trustworthy in everything we do.”
🧪 Be Curious and Creative:
“We constantly innovate and create solutions to bring a lasting positive impact.”
🏅Lead by Example and Take Ownership:
“Be the change you want to see and take ownership.”
🚀 Work Smart and Deliver Results
: “You can do more by doing less, better, and faster.”
👨💼 It's All About People
“Be a team player; together we are stronger.”
Perks & Worklife Magic At Snoonu
🌐 Global Vibes
– Collaborate with a worldwide crew.
🧠 Brain Boosters
– Learning budgets, access to courses, and tools for your growth.
Builder’s Playground
– Own your tasks, own your path!
We’re big on autonomy.
Flexible Time Off
– We take recharging seriously.
Generous leave and wellness policies.
Agile Everything
– Scrum isn’t a buzzword here.
It’s how we roll, from product to ops.
Great Place to Work® Certified
We’re certified as a Great Place to Work®, a recognition that celebrates a culture we’ve built together where people come first, always.
This certification reflects our commitment to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to do their best work.
Certified for Excellence
Our ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications demonstrate our dedication to world-class quality and a safe, supportive workplace, reinforcing our promise to deliver exceptional service while prioritizing the wellbeing of our people.
Beyond the Code: Giving Back Matters
We don’t just build apps.
We’re committed to doing business sustainably and giving back to the community that fuels us.
From eco-conscious practices to CSR projects, we’re always finding ways to do better—and we invite you to be a part of that mission.
Diversity Isn’t Just a Buzzword
At Snoonu, fairness and inclusion are the foundation of everything we do.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that welcomes people from every walk of life.
Be bold.
Be you.
Thrive here.
Let’s Build the Future Together
Apply now to join a team where your contributions spark a change and your voice is heard.
Let’s make some magic together.
Stay in the loop—connect with us on LinkedIn!
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