Database Engineer

At Playtika, our games reach millions of players every day, and it’s our infrastructure that makes this scale possible. We operate a mix of cutting-edge technologies across global studios, running on top of distributed clusters. As part of our DBA Infrastructure team, you’ll work at the heart of this ecosystem, ensuring our data systems stay fast, reliable, and ready to support the next big game.

The full tech stack we use includes:
Data Platforms: PostgreSQL, MariaDB on Galera, Singlestore
Infra Platforms: Kubernetes

 

What will you be doing?

• Operate and maintain large-scale production database infrastructure across global studio environments.
• Ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical data systems.
• Collaborate with SRE, infrastructure, and development teams to design and support resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient database solutions.
• Own the full database lifecycle: provisioning, configuration, monitoring, upgrades, and disaster recovery.
• Drive automation, standardization, and operational excellence across database environments. · Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, contributing to global database stability.

Your Experience & Skills

• 3–5 years of experience as a production DBA in a global, high-availability environment.
• Experience with MariaDB, SingleStore, or PostgreSQL — strong advantage.
• Solid understanding of replication, clustering, and distributed database systems.
• Familiarity with containerized DB deployments — an advantage.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive, infrastructure-oriented mindset.

What will make you shine above others

• A passion for automation and innovation — you don’t just fix problems, you eliminate them.
• Experience running databases at scale.
• The ability to bridge worlds: you can speak SQL with developers, infra with SREs, and strategy with managers.
• Curiosity and a growth mindset — eager to learn, share, and raise the bar for the whole team.

Benefits:

• Annual company bonus
• Competitive salary & flexible working hours
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and office refreshments
• Private health insurance, dental coverage, and psychological counseling
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 sick days per year
• 6 long weekends and 1 day off for your birthday
• Gifts for special occasions (birthday, Easter, Christmas, Women’s and Men’s Day, weddings, childbirth, etc.)
• Technical library with the option to order books
• Access to our educational platform with courses, training programs, and certifications
• Career development through coaching and reviews
• Internal mobility & referral program
• Corporate celebrations, team-building events, and fun activities
• Personal care in the office (nails, eyebrows, and barber services)
• Modern offices (Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Dnipro) with organized shuttle buses to and from the office