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💼 About This Role

You'll join the database team at Proton to improve and scale our mission-critical databases while maximizing availability and keeping data safe. You'll collaborate with infrastructure and development teams to embed database best practices into design and automation, reducing manual operations. This role lets you drive the future of our database platform, impacting millions of users worldwide.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Support and manage a fleet of MySQL databases via ProxySQL
• Automate operational tasks to improve reliability
• Design and implement new operational procedures
• Troubleshoot complex database infrastructure issues

📋 Requirements

• 3+ years experience with highly available databases
• Programming/scripting experience in Python or similar
• Knowledge of MySQL, ProxySQL, Ansible, and Linux
• Experience with performance tuning and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)