Senior Database Administrator (ClickHouse)

Tabby
Belgrade
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Communication","Troubleshooting","Proactive problem-solving","Owning production reliability","Automation mindset"]

Own the reliability and performance of production ClickHouse clusters, whether self-hosted on Kubernetes or run on managed services. Design standard, scalable architectures and automate database operations across dozens of multi-node clusters. Manage cluster lifecycle tasks as code—provisioning, upgrades, migrations, backups, and disaster recovery—while building proactive monitoring, troubleshooting end-to-end, and keeping clusters secure by default.

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11 hours ago

Senior Database Administrator (ClickHouse)

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Job Summary

Own the reliability and performance of production ClickHouse clusters, whether self-hosted on Kubernetes or run on managed services. Design standard, scalable architectures and automate database operations across dozens of multi-node clusters. Manage cluster lifecycle tasks as code—provisioning, upgrades, migrations, backups, and disaster recovery—while building proactive monitoring, troubleshooting end-to-end, and keeping clusters secure by default.
Location: Belgrade
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the reliability and performance of production ClickHouse clusters across self-hosted Kubernetes and managed services.
  • •Design scalable, standard architecture and tooling to grow to dozens of multi-node clusters without increasing operational burden.
  • •Manage the cluster lifecycle as code: provisioning, configuration, scaling, upgrades, and migrations.
  • •Build monitoring and alerting to detect issues before users notice and act on early warning signs.
  • •Handle backups and disaster recovery, including regularly testing restores and responding to rare production emergencies.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Paid LeaveEquityRemote WorkTax AllowanceRelocation SupportLearning BudgetWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Deep DBA-level knowledge of ClickHouse in production, including how it stores, merges, replicates, and queries data.
  • •Strong SQL skills for optimizing complex analytical queries and reviewing schema design.
  • •Experience running stateful database workloads on Kubernetes in production, including using Kubernetes operators to operate databases.
  • •Hands-on operational experience with version upgrades, backup/restore, and migrating large datasets with zero or minimal downtime.
  • •Strong troubleshooting skills across queries/schema design through Kubernetes, Linux, storage, and networking.
Experience:FintechKubernetes
Skills:CommunicationTroubleshootingProactive problem-solvingOwning production reliabilityAutomation mindset
Tech Stack:ClickHouseSQLKubernetesLinuxCloudNativePGZalando Postgres OperatorAltinityClickHouse operatorObservabilityEncryptionAccess controlSecrets management

Company Brief

Tabby
Tabby is a MENA buy‑now‑pay‑later and fintech platform that enables customers to split purchases into installments, offers in‑store and online payment products, a consumer app, and merchant services across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and the wider region.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2019
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