Senior Database Data Base Administrator

Our Client is a free online television service broadcasting over 75 live channels full of TV shows, movies, and Internet videos, all on one dial. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California. TechHive, a home technology review site, is referred to as the best cord-cutting application. The product runs as an app on AppleTV, Android TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Roku, and PlayStation. The company currently has around 75 content partners. The company also as of October 2016 has about 5 million monthly active users up from 500,000 in early 2015. We generate revenue from video advertisements between programming and have a goal to continue to stay as free television.

Our product is led by a seasoned team of entrepreneurs, TV and technology executives, and top-of-class team members. $43M+ funding with investors like US Venture Partners, Sky, Chicago Ventures, Universal Music Group, United Talent Agency, and Pritzker Group. Top app with millions of users across platforms like web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Vizio, Samsung, and more.

One of the hottest startups in Los Angeles and one of the leading video platforms in the industry - often covered in NY Times, Forbes, Techcrunch, Variety, USA Today, CNN, Mashable, and more!

High energy culture. Passionate entrepreneurial team. Massive market. Employing the best of the best in the industry. We're building the future of television.

Our team is led by some of the best entrepreneurs and executives in media and technology. Our Executive Chairman was the Chief Content Officer of Spotify. Our co-founder and CEO was the CEO of Threadless and board member of Trunk Club and Smule. Our principal architect built the first Roku for Netflix. You’ll be joining a world-class startup team, with multiple exits under their belt, to build the future of television.

Our team solves business and technology problems. We run many experiments. We iterate on successful tests and turn them into products. We deploy those products across our apps to millions of users. We obsess over data. We run a lean, agile, vegan, non-gmo, all organic development process. Our team is aligned with company goals and KPIs. We have autonomy on how to solve problems. We bring out the entrepreneur in every engineer. We work together to build the future of TV..

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, maintain, and optimize our database infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in MongoDB and AWS RDS while familiarity with Oracle is a plus. You will be responsible for ensuring database security, performance tuning, and high availability in a cloud-based environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and optimize MongoDB databases for performance and scalability
• Manage AWS RDS instances, ensuring reliability, backups, and disaster recovery
• Implement monitoring, performance tuning, and database optimization strategies
• Develop and maintain backup & recovery plans to ensure data integrity
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize database queries and indexing strategies
• Ensure database security, compliance, and best practices are followed.
• Knowledge of Oracle databases for migration, support, and integration purposes
• Automate database tasks using scripts and tools (Python, Bash, etc.)

Required:

• 5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator (DBA)
• Strong expertise in MongoDB Atlas, including replication, sharding, and backup strategies
• Hands-on experience with AWS RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server)
• Knowledge of database performance tuning and query optimization
• Experience with database security, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Nice to Have (Bonus):

• Experience with Oracle Database and Google CloudSQL administration
• Experience with newer Postgres competitors like Yugabyte and CockroachDB
• Familiarity with NoSQL and SQL database integration
• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform for database automation