Senior Database Engineer at Blip.pt in Porto, Porto, Portugal

Senior Database Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer 1

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.

We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.

Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

The Role...

We are looking for a Senior Database Engineer to expand our team, that is geographically distributed between US, UK and now Portugal.

Alongside the team, you will be responsible for the stability, scalability and performance of our database estate: currently we work with Informix, MySQL, Elastic Search and Cassandra. In addition, the team will be assuming responsibility for PostgreSQL as new applications are being developed using that technology.

While the role emphasizes NoSQL clustered databases that can be horizontally scaled, the philosophy of the team is to cross-train on different technologies.

What You'll be Doing...

Working together to keep delivering at pace, scale and with demanded quality to support our products, you will be able to:

• Elasticsearch Design and Tuning – Optimize indexes, sharding, and document modeling
• Database Administration (e.g., Cassandra, Elasticsearch):
• Review of existing implementation and development of new implementations as needed
• Installation and Configuration management
• Availability Planning – Systems need to be available 24x7
• Monitoring and Alerting
• Infrastructure Planning and Sizing – Decide when it is preferable to add a node to a cluster versus increase the resources of an existing node
• Query Tuning
• Planning and Troubleshooting – Ability to collaborate with application software engineers, DevOps and network engineering in designing new systems and identifying the root cause of an issue
• Automation – Mindset that it is preferable to write a program/script once rather than manually run the same process repeatedly
• Coach and mentor other engineers to implement high-quality solutions
• Participate in on-call support rotation

We hope you have…

• At least 5 years' experience as a Database Engineer or similar role
• In-depth knowledge of NoSQL clustered databases (Cassandra, Elasticsearch)
• Expertise in Elasticsearch as well as a background in Cassandra
• Design and implement scalable Elasticsearch clusters to support high-traffic, data-intensive applications
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune Elasticsearch performance, including query optimization, shard management, and cluster scaling
• Develop and maintain indexing strategies, mappings, and search schemas that optimize performance
• Background in data modelling, database design and performance optimization
• Knowledge of Linux (Amazon Linux and Rocky are used here)
• Shell Scripting (essential), Python (extremely good to have), Java (good to have)
• Knowledge of AWS technologies and cloud-based CLIs
• Experience with diagnostic log aggregation software such as DataDog
• Experience working with automation software such as Ansible
• Ability to define and implement replication and redundancy policies
• Experience working with high concurrency/transactional/available systems
• Product Evaluation – Ability to identify the need for, evaluate, compare and benchmark potential new software products
• Ensure data security and compliance by managing access control, encryption, and data retention policies

We'd Like You To Master In...

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including project managers, product owners, DevOps, network engineering and application teams
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities within deadlines
• Objective, impartial, and unbiased, ensuring equal treatment for all and that decisions taken are based on objective criteria
• Value opposing perspectives on an issue and can adapt your approach to achieve a successful outcome
• Work towards creating an organization that is an attractive place to work

This is what you should have. What do we have, you ask? Well...you can check our amazing perks @ benefits right  here!

So ... Are you in?

Equal opportunities

At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply. We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to accommodations@blip.pt .

We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.