Database engineer

Join us at Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK), where we're driven by the belief life needs play. We’re on a mission to deliver infinite ways to play using cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning to craft immersive experiences that connect, inspire and entertain millions of players worldwide.

From our start as a small mobile games company founded in Israel to our current position as a publicly traded company and industry leader, we continue to be a dominant force in interactive entertainment. With a diverse portfolio of award-winning, category-leading Casual and Social Casino-themed games, including nine of the top 100 highest-grossing mobile games in the US, we're setting the standard for excellence.

Our success story is co-authored by a dynamic team of storytellers, strategists, creators and data scientists who thrive on innovation. We are home of the best, advancing an inclusive culture that embraces our core values and reflects our agile DNA.

With a strong financial foundation, disciplined operations, unwavering player-focused approach and relentless can-do spirit, we're well-positioned for sustained growth. If you're ready to join the driving force behind the evolution of interactive entertainment, we invite you to come play with us.

Playtika is looking for a skilled and motivated DBA to join our global Data Infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of the databases that power our live game studios across multiple regions and time zones. You’ll work with a diverse set of database technologies in a highly distributed, high-scale environment.

This is a hands-on, mid-senior level position ideal for someone with solid operational DBA experience, who enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about improving database performance and reliability at scale.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain production-grade relational and columnar databases across global game studio environments

• Optimize performance and ensure high availability for mission-critical PostgreSQL instances
• Support and troubleshoot MariaDB and SingleStore deployments (experience is a plus)
• Handle database provisioning, schema management, and tuning for OLTP and analytical workloads
• Write, review, and optimize complex SQL queries and stored procedures
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and data engineering teams on design, monitoring, and scaling database systems
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as part of a global team
• Contribute to automation and standardization of DBA tasks where possible
  
  

Requirements

3–5 years of experience as a production DBA, preferably in a 24/7 global environment

• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL – must-have
• Experience working with MariaDB and/or SingleStore – strong advantages
• Deep knowledge of SQL, including performance tuning, query optimization, and execution plan analysis
• Solid understanding of replication, failover strategies, and backup/recovery processes
• Familiarity with Linux-based environments and scripting for automation
• Experience working with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks for automated database provisioning (Terraform, Ansible, or similar) a plus
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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