Database Administrator (m/f)

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Company Name SponsorPay GmbH
Location Berlin, Germany
Date Posted Jun 21, 2012
Category Startup-Jobs
Job Type Full-Time

Description

SponsorPay is the leading global cross-platform advertising solution for the monetization of premium content or virtual currency on social networks, virtual worlds, mobile apps as well as online games and services. We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Istanbul, and Tokyo.

We were recently awarded the title of second-fastest growing digital company in Europe!

Our IT team is the engine that powers our growth and we’re committed to building a world-class team to drive our development. Given the fast-paced market environment and startup nature of our business, we’re constantly looking for passionate, entrepreneurial and talented people to grow our ranks.
Position Overview

As Database Administrator, you will be the master of data for our server landscape with several terabytes of structured and unstructured databases.
Responsibilities

Daily tasks include the management, monitoring, optimization and backup of several database management systems (mostly MySQL, but also NoSQL and Column-Stores)
Support developers with schema and query design as well as the interruption-free rollout of schema migrations for huge tables.
You provide data for import into our data warehouse and assist in its development

Your Skills and Qualifications

University degree or similar qualification in computer science or a related field
2-5 years of experience with MySQL/Percona administration, including redundancy, replication and partitioning
Working-knowledge of storage technologies (disk and SSD), RAID (hard and soft) and other hardware related topics
Programming skills in a scripting language like Ruby, Python or Perl
No fear of big amounts of data and 24x7 environments
Respect for traditional technologies, curiosity for new ones
Previous work experience in a startup/agile environment is a big plus
Proactive, goal-oriented approach, self-contained and tenacious working style
Sixth sense when it comes to dodging nerf gun darts

What we offer

Amazingly international team with more than 110 passionate people from 30+ countries
Secure position at the global leader in a rapidly growing industry
Competitive remuneration package
Working environment in which your contribution can – and will – make a difference
Fun workplace in one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals

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