Senior Database Administrator (DBA)
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19 hours ago
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Job Summary
PeepalCo is a canopy for brands serving India with tailored wealth-tech products Making Money Equal for All. Founded by Ashish Singhal Govind Soni and Vimal Sagar Tiwari PeepalCos products include CoinSwitch. The Group is backed by blue-chip investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Tiger Global Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India) Ribbit Capital Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures.
PeepalCo is the brand name for our Group entity and will house all our wealth-tech brands. The largest of our brands CoinSwitch will be housed under PeepalCo so will our forays into Indian Equities Mutual Funds and HNI Wealth Management.
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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) who thrives on owning and completing critical database tasks across complex environments. You will be responsible for management optimization performance tuning automation and security for a diverse set of database technologies. The ideal candidate will be proactive self-driven and able to deliver high-quality work with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and support enterprise database systems including PostgreSQL Elasticsearch TimescaleDB Redis and SQL Server.
Monitor database health performance and availability; identify and resolve issues.
Conduct performance tuning query optimization indexing strategies and resource configuration.
Lead database security tasks: hardening access control and auditing.
Design and implement backup & recovery strategies and disaster recovery plans.
Automate routine DBA tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.
Collaborate with dev infra and platform teams to improve reliability and scalability.
Document procedures and standards.
Required Skills & Proficiency (Importance Scale)
Skill / Technology | Proficiency Required |
PostgreSQL | Expert |
Elasticsearch | Expert (cluster ops performance scaling) |
TimescaleDB | Strong (time-series DB optimizations) |
Redis | Intermediate (caching persistence tuning) |
SQL Server | Intermediate (DB admin performance basics) |
Performance Tuning & Monitoring | Deep understanding |
Security (DB hardening encryption RBAC) | Strong skills |
Automation & Scripting (Bash/Python) | Strong |
Backup/Recovery & DR | Proficient |
Collaboration & Ownership | Excellent communicator |
Minimum Qualifications
58 years of hands-on experience in database administration or similar role.
Expert experience with AWS cloud.
Strong expertise in PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch (critical for this position).
Solid operational experience with TimescaleDB Redis and SQL Server.
Proven track record of performance tuning and troubleshooting at scale.
Knowledge of database security best practices.
Skilled in writing automation scripts or tools to improve operational efficiency.
Great communication and ability to own and complete tasks independently.
Familiarity with observability tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana).
What We Value
Accountability: You own your deliverables end-to-end and drive them to completion.
Problem-solving: You think critically and solve issues proactively.
Team Collaboration: You communicate effectively and work well with engineering and infrastructure teams.
Continuous Learning: You stay current with database technologies and improvements.
Life at PeepalCo
We take great pride in what we do and are committed to our mission. And we have a lot of fun while at it!
Heres how we do things at PeepalCo:
- Customer-first:Thats the North Star. Everything we do is to make our users investment experience better and simplified.
- Ownership:We dont sport lab coats but we experimenta lot. And we take ownership. We even have a catchphrase for this: Think big fail fast and build better.
- Data-driven:The source of truth. Simple as that.
- Fun: PS5 anyone Or do you prefer Foosball Or perhaps Carrom And yes our HR team has a whole list of activities: Disco nights offsites gift boxes and more!
Speaking of lists the perks and benefits are so extensive this space isnt enough. Here are a few:
- Parenthood:Up to 8 months of Maternity leave and 1 month of Paternity leave
- Gender Reassignment Surgery:Be the best version of you! Well support you and reimburse your medical bill.
Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better representsand resonates withthe world around us.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Databases
- SQL
- High Availability
- PL/SQL
- Solaris
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- MySQL
- Shell Scripting
- Database Administration
- Oracle
About Company
Made in India, for Indians - CoinSwitch is India’s Simplest & Most Trusted Crypto App. Buy, Sell & Trade in Bitcoin & Altcoins At The Tap Of A Button.
