Wix
Tech / AI / Software
DBATeamLead
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“DBA Team Lead at Wix. Skills: Database Reliability Engineering, Team Leadership, Database Infrastructure Management, Scalability, Performance Optimization, Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP), MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DBREs, providing technical guidance and career development. Define and drive the team’s roadmap for database reliability, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency”
Industry & Context.
performance optimization
24/7 production experience
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of hands-on 24/7 production experience with MySQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch and/or other RDBMS/NoSQL data stores, Proven team leadership or technical authority experience in large-scale database initiatives, expertise in databases solution architecture, HA, backups, DR, and performance tuning, Practical experience with AWS and/or GCP data products and cloud-native architectures, Deep knowledge of Linux systems, Passion for automation and reliability engineering, background with monitoring and observability tools and methodologies, Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multiple domains
What You'll Do.
and grow a team of DBREs
providing technical guidance and career development
Define and drive the team’s roadmap for database reliability
Own hundreds of production database clusters (MySQL
etc. ) at petabyte scale on Cloud platform
Oversee the design and optimization of data models
and database access patterns used by core Wix services
Establish and promote best practices
and methodologies for database design
and incident management
Collaborate with other Infra
and R&D teams to shape Wix’s databases strategy and long-term technology direction
Encourage the use of AI and ML-driven tools and analytics for anomaly detection
performance optimization and team dev velocity
Promote automation in database provisioning
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with other Infra, Security, FinOps, and R&D teams; partner closely with Systems Engineers, DevOps, Security, and R&D teams to build, scale, and safeguard the data infrastructure
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multiple domains
Process & Methodology
Define and drive the team’s roadmap
Full Job Description
Wix makes it possible for anyone to succeed online. Since 2006, we’ve grown to around 5,300 employees in 22 countries, launched over 40 products, and serve over 299 million users and their visitors worldwide. At Wix, we push you to innovate and evolve in non-traditional ways. We operate in collaborative, high-performing teams, building cutting-edge products and leveraging AI to redefine how our users create, manage and grow their dreams online. Although we’re already industry leaders in web creation and business, our work is nowhere near done. Our goal is to become the main engine of the Internet so we can create a more open web for all. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Wix was built around the idea that everyone has the right to be successful, online. This same vision defines us as an employer: creating a work environment where everyone is welcome, and anyone has the right to succeed. We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) Team Leader to head Wix’s core DBRE team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of Wix’s large-scale database infrastructure and data platforms, while leading and mentoring a team of DBREs. You’ll bring together strong technical expertise and people leadership, defining the vision and standards for database reliability, guiding architectural and system design decisions, and driving operational excellence across our production environments. In your day-to-day, you will: * Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DBREs, providing technical guidance and career development * Define and drive the team’s roadmap for database reliability, availability, scalability, and cost efficiency * Own hundreds of production database clusters (MySQL, MongoDB, etc.) at petabyte scale on Cloud platform * Oversee the design and optimization of data models, schemas, and database access patterns used by core Wix services * Establish and promote best practices, standards,
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