Sr. Database Administrator

The job overview for this role is to be responsible for the administration, scaling, and maintenance of Nylas' large sharded MySQL database environment. This includes ensuring the clusters are healthy, scaling, performant, and cost-effective, as well as enforcing security and auditing practices. The role also involves facilitating the migration to newer database technologies and improving automation and alerting systems. Strong proficiency in MySQL database management, including performance tuning and setting up monitoring dashboards, is required.

• Maintain, scale, and administer large sharded MySQL database environment
• Facilitate migration to newer database technologies
• Ensure clusters are healthy, scaling, performant, and cost-effective
• Enforce security and auditing practices to maintain DB integrity
• Teach and encourage smart database practices
• Improve automation of various database systems
• Improve automated backup and restore systems
• Improve alerting system
• Experiment and recommend new database engine upgrades and data stores
• Document current DB processes/architecture

• Strong proficiency in MySQL database management
• Performance tuning and query optimization
• Index tuning
• Maintaining high availability solutions using mha and orchestrator
• Setting up monitoring dashboards with meaningful metrics
• Experience with large sharded MySQL database environments
• Knowledge of newer database technologies and migration processes
• Enforcing security and auditing practices for database integrity
• Familiarity with automation and self-service practices for database systems
• Experience with backup and restore systems
• Improving alerting systems for actionable alerts
• Ability to experiment and recommend new database engine upgrades and data stores
• Documentation skills for current database processes and architecture

• Nylas Alumni Fund: after 3 years employment, Nylas will invest $20k into your seed round if you decide to start your own company
• Healthcare: 90% premium coverage for medical, dental and vision for you and your family
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO): we take this very seriously as we care about the well-being of our employees
• RRSP with 3% employer contribution
• Education Stipend: $1,250 CAD annual education & development benefit
• Cell Phone: $60 CAD per month stipend towards cell phone reimbursement
• Fully Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks parental leave (maternity & paternity)