Senior Database Administrator

At Cloudbeds, we're not just building software, we’re transforming hospitality. Our intelligently designed platform powers properties across 150 countries, processing billions in bookings annually. From independent properties to hotel groups, we help hoteliers transform operations and uplevel their commercial strategy through a unified platform that integrates with hundreds of partners. And we do it with a completely remote team. Imagine working alongside global innovators to build AI-powered solutions that solve hoteliers’ biggest challenges.

Since our founding in 2012, we've become the World's Best Hotel PMS Solutions Provider and landed on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 again in 2024 – but we're just getting started.

How You'll Make an Impact:

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining our mission-critical database systems, particularly Amazon Aurora MySQL and Postgre

SQL. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring the availability, performance, and security of our database infrastructure while supporting a platform that processes billions in bookings for properties worldwide.

Our Database Team:

We're the backbone of Cloudbeds' platform reliability, managing mission-critical database infrastructure that powers hospitality operations 24/7 across the globe. Our team thrives on solving complex performance challenges at scale and takes pride in maintaining the high availability that hoteliers depend on. If you're passionate about database optimization, love troubleshooting intricate issues, and want to work with cutting-edge cloud database technologies, you'll find your people here.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Administer Aurora MySQL and Postgre
  
  SQL environments, including managing database instances, clusters, and replicas at scale
• Perform database versioning upgrades, query optimizations, and implement data retention strategies to ensure scalability
• Manage database migration tools including AWS DMS, Kinesis, and implement Change Data Capture (CDC) solutions with Kafka
• Execute database schema changes using tools such as Percona, Liquibase, Doctrine, or Alembic while following established processes and ensuring zero downtime changes
• Monitor database performance, proactively identify bottlenecks, and optimize queries and indexing for improved efficiency
• Implement security policies, access controls, and ensure compliance with industry regulations (GDPR, HIPAA)
• Develop and maintain backup and recovery strategies, configure replication and failover for high availability, and respond to database incidents

What Sets You Up for Success:

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Database Administrator with strong focus on Amazon Aurora MySQL
• Deep expertise in both MySQL and Postgre
  
  SQL database administration
• Strong proficiency in SQL, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience with database migration tools (AWS DMS) and Change Data Capture (CDC) technologies
• Knowledge of database schema change management tools and processes
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, particularly AWS
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills with ability to follow established processes
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities in remote team environments
• Willingness to participate in on‑call rotation for database support

Bonus Skills to Stand Out:

• AWS Certified Database - Specialty or similar database/cloud certifications
• Global database experience across multiple regions
• MySQL proxy experience
• Experience with Debezium or similar CDC tools

Behind Cloudbeds' revolutionary technology is a team of redefining what's possible in hospitality. We're 650+ employees across 40+ countries, bringing together elite engineers, AI architects, world‑class designers, and hospitality veterans to solve challenges others haven't dared to tackle. Our diverse team speaks 30+ languages, but we all share one language: a passion for innovation and travel. From pioneering breakthroughs in machine learning to revolutionizing how hotels operate, we're not just watching the future of hospitality unfold – we're coding it, designing it, writing it and shipping…