Senior DBA

Description

Job Summary: We are looking for a database architect to define and evolve the company's data architecture, working hands-on and serving as the technical reference for engineering teams. Key Highlights: 1. Define and evolve the company's database architecture 2. Hands-on involvement in building the data platform 3. Serve as the technical authority for database-related decisions **About Us** ----------------- Technology is what drives us and sustains our accelerated growth. From the ground up, every motorcycle leaves our garage equipped with an IoT device, ensuring 24/7 support for delivery riders and generating valuable data for decision-making. Our entire technological ecosystem is developed internally: * Proprietary fleet management, maintenance, and customer support systems; * Delivery application and platform built from scratch; * 100% cloud-native architecture since inception, focused on best practices and modern technologies. **Responsibilities and Duties** ----------------------------------- Define and evolve the company's database architecture vision, bringing clarity to the current state, next steps, and technical guidance for teams. * Work hands-on in building and evolving the data platform, creating solutions, tools, and best practices that increase efficiency for product and engineering teams. * Ensure technology and architectural standards for databases, promoting consistency, scalability, and alignment with business needs. * Provide technical support to development teams in problem analysis, troubleshooting, and solution definition for database environments. * Serve as the technical authority for decisions related to installation, administration, migration, version upgrades, tuning, and high availability. * * Contribute to technical evaluations, architecture discussions, and team members' development. **Requirements and Qualifications** ------------------------------ **Mandatory:** * Experience with database installation, administration, and version upgrades. * Experience with environment migrations and data platform evolution strategies. * Solid knowledge of database tuning and monitoring. * Experience with contingency planning, Master-Slave replication, and high-availability clustered environments. * Experience with physical and logical backup and restore. * Ability to analyze problems and perform troubleshooting in critical environments. * Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows. * Knowledge of cloud services oriented toward databases. #### **Experience with Database Engines** * PostgreSQL * SQL Server * MySQL #### **Expected Technical Experience** * Day-to-day support for development teams, handling diverse requests and proposing intelligent solutions for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL environments. * Ability to balance strategic vision with practical execution, influencing technical decisions and driving continuous improvements in data operations and architecture. #### **Nice-to-Haves** * Knowledge of MongoDB * Knowledge of Redis * Knowledge of Oracle **What Doesn’t Fit Our Culture** --------------------------------- ### **1\. Resistance to Fast Pace and Pressure** Mottu has a **high-performance culture**, focused on speed, delivery, and results. The environment is intense and changes rapidly. Those lacking **resilience** or requiring **constant supervision** tend to struggle. Here, there’s no room for comfort zones or micromanagement. ### **2\. Lack of Proactivity and Aversion to “Getting Your Hands Dirty”** We value those who **go to the root of the problem, get involved operationally, and solve it**. Waiting for others to take the lead, avoiding operational tasks, or depending on constant supervision doesn’t align with our culture. Those unwilling to roll up their sleeves rarely understand what needs improvement — and won’t grow here. And when we say “getting your hands dirty,” we mean it literally: **we go to the workshop, work alongside the team, and perform operational functions**. This hands-on experience yields insights impossible to gain remotely. ### **3\. Low Ownership Mindset and Limited Autonomy** We expect an **owner mindset**: courage to decide, assume risks, and drive real impact. Those waiting to be “told what to do” or relying on constant validation tend to fall behind. Here, ownership isn’t optional — it’s part of the job. And unlike many companies, **we take this seriously**: those who deliver consistently with the right attitude are recognized, given responsibility, and may even become equity partners. Stock options aren’t exceptional — they’re the natural consequence. ### **4\. Lack of Openness to Feedback and Low Emotional Maturity** We foster a culture of **direct transparency**. Feedback is frequent, honest — and not always gentle. It takes **humility and emotional maturity** to engage in difficult conversations without ego or sensitivity. Those who avoid constructive confrontation or reject well-intentioned criticism may feel out of place. ### **5\. Rigid Adherence to Business Hours** Mottu remains an **accelerating startup**. Challenges change quickly, and demands don’t always respect the clock. There’s no right or wrong — what matters is **solving the problem**. If you seek stable routines and strict separation between personal life and work, you may feel frustrated here. Delivering quality is the focus — and that doesn’t always fit within standard business hours. ### **6\. Lack of Commitment and Frequent Job Hopping** Here, we don’t just seek talent — we seek **people who want to build together**. If your first reaction to every challenge or obstacle is to look for the next opportunity, you’ll likely have little time to generate real impact. Mottu is for those with a **long-term vision**, who wear the jersey and are willing to navigate full growth cycles, demonstrate their value, and become equity partners. Those who don’t commit won’t reap the rewards — and here, they’re substantial for those who stay and make things happen. ### ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ **If you identify with this pace, this culture, and want to join a team that truly builds impactful technology: join us.**