L1 Database Administrator (1-3 yrs)

About Awign Expert:

Awign Expert is an Enterprise focused platform that helps businesses Hire, Assess and Manage highly skilled resources for Gig Based Projects. We provide our Experts a gateway to work for and build a freelance/consulting career with large-scale Enterprises. We are a newly launched business division of Awign, which is one of the pioneers and currently the largest player in the Gig Economy in India. Here at Awign, we are changing how the world works with a vision to uplift millions of Careers.

Duration : 6 months (with possible extension)

Location : Remote

Notice Period : Immediate Joiner Preferred

Must have Skills :

Database : MySQL (top priority), followed by DynamoDB

Key Skills : Unit testing, code review, and experience with design documentation

Cloud : AWS, Kubernetes, with expertise in backup management and performance optimization

- Scripting/Programming Languages: Python, Bash, or Golang

Job Description :

- Reliability, Availability and Security of the critical database infrastructure at Swiggy (MySQL, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch and Redis)

- Observing, identifying and correcting performance and scale bottlenecks of these databases.

- Automating/Codifying repetitive operations and providing self service tools

- De-risking data availability using highly consistent data backup/restore methods.

What qualities are we looking for ?

- Familiarity with software engineering practices including unit testing, code reviews, and design documentation.

- An interest in building internal products with other engineers as your customers.

- Experience with AWS and Kubernetes.

- Track record of building self-service and high-quality platforms for developers with a customer-driven mindset.

- Curiosity about how things work and love to share that knowledge with others.

- 1-3 years of professional experience in a software environment

- B Tech/M Tech in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputed college.

What you should have ?

- Hands-on experience with datastores like MySQL, PostgreSQL on AWS or similar infrastructure

platforms

- Hands on experience on Amazon DynamoDB and DAX will be a plus & preferable

- Hands-on with Datastore management principles and practices (Availability, Backup management,

performance management, security, proactive monitoring, encryption etc)

- Experience in building and operating large distributed datastore infra.

- Understanding of operating systems, virtualization, containerization is a plus

- Hands-on coding on any of the languages like Bash, Python or GoLang is a plus

- Familiarity with software engineering practices like unit testing, code reviews, and design documentation.

- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills