PostgreSQL Database Administrator Job at Doctolib (Paris)

PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Doctolib

Location:
France , Paris

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

We are looking for a PostgreSQL Database Administrator to join the Database Optimization team within our Platform team! The Database Optimization team ensures the reliability and performance of our datastores while fostering a platform mindset in our transition to the "you build it, you run it" paradigm. It is a multidisciplinary team made of both Site Reliability Engineers and Software Engineers, which enables us to have a complete view of the problems we need to solve and of the alternative solutions we might implement to solve them. As a PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA), you will play a critical role in our mission for our main datastores: PostgreSQL / AWS Aurora, Kafka, Couchbase and OpenSearch. You'll ensure high availability while empowering feature teams with the tools and expertise they need to succeed!

Job Responsibility:

Reliability Engineering: Ensure high availability of our datastores and our own operational efficiency through observability, automation, tooling, backup strategies, disaster recovery planning and process improvement
Database maintenance: Handle database infrastructure maintenance including upgrades, performance optimization, cost optimization and capacity planning
Incident mitigation: Participate in incident response for datastore-related issues in production during business hours, when the issue cannot be fixed by the responsible feature team
Database-as-a-service: Empower feature teams with database tooling, guidelines, training and support to manage and use their databases efficiently
Datastore expertise sharing: Stay up-to-date with datastore technology evolution and share knowledge with the team on new features, best practices, and industry trends

Requirements:

7+ years of experience as a DBA with strong inclination towards site reliability practices
Strong expertise in at least one of our core datastores (PostgreSQL, Couchbase or OpenSearch) or an equivalent technology, in a high-load and high-availability environment
Hands-on experience with Kafka or an equivalent technology
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud environments (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud) in a production environment
Excellent communication and mentoring skills and embrace the "you build it, you run it" philosophy

Nice to have:

Experience with multiple kinds of datastores and have curiosity and willingness to learn new datastores and adapt to evolving technology landscapes
Involved in architecture choices for high traffic web applications, particularly scalability challenges on large databases, and building self-service services through Database as a Product approaches
Comfortable with Linux systems administration, automation, and performance troubleshooting
Speak English fluently

What we offer:

Free health insurance for you and your children
Parent Care Program: receive one additional month of leave on top of the legal parental leave
Free mental health and coaching services through our partner Moka.care
For caregivers and workers with disabilities, a package including an adaptation of the remote policy, extra days off for medical reasons, and psychological support
Work from EU countries and the UK for up to 10 days per year, thanks to our flexibility days policy
Work Council subsidy to refund part of sport club membership or creative class
Up to 14 days of RTT
Lunch voucher with Swile card

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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