Senior Database Engineer / DBA

Rubikal is a custom software development company specializing in building real-time, scalable, and fault-tolerant mobile and web applications for startups, SMEs, and corporates. They offer expertise in planning, developing, and deploying digital products using an agile approach with a focus on client objectives.

Rubikal

Employee count: 51-200

Egypt only

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At Rubikal, we design, build, and operate human-centric digital services that help organizations navigate and succeed in their digital transformation journeys. We partner with clients ranging from governments and large enterprises to innovative startups, managing the full lifecycle of digital services—from initial concept and design to development, operations, and continuous improvement.

Our culture is built on collaboration, trust, and curiosity, with diverse teams working across multiple countries and time zones.

We are seeking an experienced Database Site Reliability Engineer (DBSRE) to support and operate enterprise-scale, mission critical database platforms across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in high availability, performance tuning, disaster recovery.

Requirements

Install, configure, and manage PostgreSQL (Patroni), MongoDB replica sets, MySQL/MariaDB HA, and MS.
SQL Server Always On in production environments.
Ensure high availability, replication, and automated failover for mission-critical databases.
Perform database and query performance tuning, indexing optimization, and resource utilization analysis.
Maintain backup and recovery strategies using pgBackRest, PBM, Percona XtraBackup, and SQL Server native tools.
Conduct Disaster Recovery (DR) drills, ensuring RTO/RPO compliance.
Automate database provisioning, configuration, and operations.
Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, and PMM.
Perform database upgrades, migrations, and patching with minimal downtime.
Implement strong security, access controls, encryption, and auditing practices.
Maintain SOPs, technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations, resolve incidents, and ensure SLA adherence.

Qualifications & Skills

For this role, you are going to be working with our client within a cross-functional team as Database Site.
Reliability Engineer, we prefer that you have the following: The role requires working hours aligned with Saudi Arabia time zone - 13:00 to 21:00, Sunday to Thursday.
Excellent communication skills in English.
Bachelor's in CS, IT, or similar
Minimum 5 years DevOps/DBA/SRE experience
Experience managing production DB systems at scale
Expert PostgreSQL (HA, replication, tuning)
Strong MongoDB (replica sets, sharding)
Experience with Azure PostgreSQL & Cosmos DB.
DB migration experience.
Excellent analytical and communication skills.
Self-driven, collaborative, detail-oriented.

Preferred (Nice-to-Haves)

Experience with Kubernetes operators for databases (e.g., Zalando Patroni operator, Percona operators).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for database changes (schema migrations, migration tools like Flyway/Liquibase).
Familiarity with additional NoSQL or time-series databases (e.g., Redis, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB).
Prior experience in fintech, telecom, or other highly regulated/mission-critical domains.
Experience working in ITIL-based or SRE/SLI/SLO-driven operational environments.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Great work environment
Flexible working schedule
Medical Insurance
Brand new MacBook

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About the job

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Apr 04, 2026

Posted on

Feb 03, 2026

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid-level

Location requirements

Egypt

Hiring timezones

Egypt +/- 0 hours

About Rubikal

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Our customers, ranging from startups to SMEs and large corporations, often face the challenge of needing robust, scalable, and real-time software solutions to keep pace with the demands of the digital world. They require technology partners who can not only develop these applications but also understand their unique business objectives and integrate seamlessly with their existing operations. This is why Rubikal was founded: to provide an elite engineering workforce capable of planning and developing fault-tolerant mobile and web applications. We specialize in building highly skilled, project-ready tech teams that operate with a dynamic agile approach, ensuring full compliance with our clients' needs. Many businesses struggle to find reliable and expert teams to design, prototype, and develop their digital products. Rubikal addresses this by offering exceptional expertise in these areas, with a proven track record of helping companies globally.

Clients also need assurance that their technology partner can deliver high-quality, innovative solutions tailored to their specific project requirements. Rubikal meets this need by focusing on designing the proper user experience and architecture to achieve these goals. We have extensive experience building and maintaining service-oriented architectures using technologies like Ruby, Node, and Elixir. Our commitment extends to fostering long-term partnerships, helping businesses reimagine their operations through a digital lens. We understand the importance of adapting our knowledge to fit diverse needs and are recognized for our flexibility and responsiveness to change requests. Furthermore, in a competitive global market, businesses seek partners who can provide top-tier infrastructure and act as trusted advisors, ensuring transparency, security, compliance, privacy, and performance. Rubikal strives to set the highest standards of quality, constantly challenging ourselves to improve and innovate, viewing honest failures as learning opportunities. Our mission is to prove that the Egyptian market can compete globally and deliver high-quality engineering services, which we achieve by investing in our team and creating an environment where they can thrive.