--- title: 'Remote Database Administrator Cloud at MariaDB plc' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/remote-database-administrator-cloud-mariadb-plc-bulgaria-sofia-bulgaria-mznwjf2130mk' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Remote Database Administrator Cloud at MariaDB plc - **Company:** MariaDB plc - **Location:** Bulgaria / Sofia, Bulgaria - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/mariadbplc/jobs/4902980101 ## Job description MariaDB is making a big impact on the world. Whether you’re checking your bank account, buying a coffee, shopping online, making a phone call, listening to music, taking out a loan or ordering takeout – MariaDB is the backbone of applications used everyday. Companies small and large, including 75% of the Fortune 500, run MariaDB, touching the lives of billions of people. With massive reach through Linux distributions, enterprise deployments and public clouds, MariaDB is uniquely positioned as the leading database for modern application development. The Opportunity: Do you love the challenge of new and interesting problems? Do you have a knack for automating anything you have to do more than twice? Do you want to become an expert Database Administrator (DBA)? If you answered yes, then you’ll love working on our Remote DBA team at MariaDB as we grow our exciting SkySQL cloud platform solution. The Remote DBA team works with customers around the world. Each customer’s deployments and challenges are unique, offering something new day after day. You will help our customers succeed by delivering expert-level Remote DBA services including database monitoring, making recommendations to improve performance and durability, fixing things when they break, helping design new architectures and implement best practices, performing upgrades, configuring and monitoring backups, assisting with recoveries, and other related DBA-level tasks as needed. You will utilize advanced troubleshooting skills and creative problem-solving capabilities. You must be self-motivated and capable of working autonomously. We are a “virtual” team, distributed globally, telecommuting via the internet. We make heavy use of email, Slack, the web, ssh, and similar remote technologies. Prior experience in this form of working environment is ideal. Because we must provide coverage to our customers 24x7x365, this position does occasionally involve work on nights, weekends, and holidays, however, we leverage our global team to minimize the impact as much as possible. Responsibilities: - Perform DBA activities remotely with customers around the world - Automate various DBA tasks - Set up monitoring and other activities on customer servers - Perform periodic health checks and reports on customer systems - Participate in the community by blogging and other social media - Help the MariaDB team build tools and enhancements around MariaDB - Help improve practices and common methodologies for the Remote DBA team - Ability to be on call as needed to guarantee customer SLAs - Manage SkySQL customers across cloud environments - Provide coverage during designated schedule - Tues-Sat or Sun-Thurs shift preferred - Ability to travel internationally for company-related meetings Qualifications: - Passion for serving customers and solving technical problems - Experience with MariaDB/MySQL and surrounding tools - Knowledge of SQL query writing and optimization - Knowledge of database design, administration, development or architecture - Understanding of various high availability environments and technologies - Very strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills - Tenacity with regard to customer communication & follow-up - Comfortable working remotely (equipment provided) - Excellent written and spoken English communication skills - Experience with some sort of columnar database platform - Previous usage of database proxying technology Bonus Experience and Skills: - Experience in a 24×7 support environment - Proficient with multiple backup utilities (mydumper, MariaDB Backup, Xtrabackup, mysqldump, etc.) - Prior MariaDB, Percona, or MySQL support engineer experience - Previous experience working remotely - Proficient in one or more scripting languages (Bash, Python, Go, etc.) - Sysadmin experience (Linux, Windows, etc.) - Working knowledge of other database systems (Oracle, MS SQL Server, Postgres, RDS/Aurora, MongoDB, etc.) - Contributions to open source software in the MariaDB/MySQL ecosystem - Experience with other MariaDB products such as MaxScale, ColumnStore, Cluster/Galera, Clustrix, etc. - Proficient with virtualization software (Xen, VirtualBox, VMware, etc.) - Experience with cloud offerings - Experience with automation toolsets - Experience with containers (Kubernetes, Docker, etc) - MariaDB/MySQL monitoring software experience - MariaDB and/or MySQL certifications Location: Remote - Bulgaria (Or Hybrid, Sofia Office!) - The ideal shift rota preferred will be Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday. - Other flexible schedules with weekend coverage desirable. Travel: Flexible to travel internationally for company-related meetings ## Compensation Salary Range: 40,000 - 50,000 EUR per year (gross) Please note: The starting salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's skills, qualifications, and relevant experience, in alignment with our gender-neutral compensation framework. What's in it for you? Impact the world of technology by pushing the boundaries of technology and business models, working at MariaDB, plc. Be part of a game-changing organization that encourages outside-the-box thinking, values empowerment, and is truly shaping the future of the software industry. You’ll be collaborating with high-caliber colleagues around the world, offering unparalleled learning and growth opportunities. We provide a very competitive compensation package, 25 days paid annual leave (plus holidays) and a massive degree of flexibility and freedom, and more. Salaries for candidates outside the U.S. will vary based on local compensation structures. How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please submit your application along with your CV/Resume through our ATS Greenhouse on our MariaDB Careers site. - At MariaDB we celebrate the diverse experiences and perspectives of our employees because this drives innovation and success. MariaDB is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. - MariaDB does not sponsor work visas or relocation. - MariaDB is committed to providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. - MariaDB will not accept agency resumes without a prior contractual agreement with HR. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee directly. MariaDB is not responsible for paying any fees associated with any unsolicited submitted CV/Resumes. MariaDB is an equal opportunities employer. ## About MariaDB plc ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: MariaDB plc is the lead developer of the open source MariaDB Server relational database and the provider of a unified enterprise database platform for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads. - **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by K1 Investment Management in 2024, formerly NYSE: MRDB) - **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, USA and Dublin, Ireland - **Founded**: 2009 (forked from MySQL by the original MySQL team) - **Founders**: Michael “Monty” Widenius (co-founder of MySQL), David Axmark, and others from the original MySQL team ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Enterprise database software / Open source infrastructure - **Target customers**: B2B – mid-market to large enterprises in banking, telecom, e-commerce, and government; also widely used by developers and in Linux distributions - **Mission / Purpose**: Provide a drop‑in replacement for MySQL with enhanced features, open‑source flexibility, and enterprise‑grade reliability at a fraction of the cost of proprietary databases. ## Products & Services - **[MariaDB Server](https://mariadb.com/)**: The widely adopted open‑source relational database, drop‑in compatible with MySQL. Supports standard SQL, JSON, vector search, GIS, and Oracle compatibility. - **[MariaDB Enterprise Platform](https://mariadb.com/)**: A commercial, subscription‑based database platform with long‑term support (LTS), up to five‑nines availability, automated failover, and direct access to MariaDB engineers. Includes **MariaDB Exa** for high‑performance analytics and native vector search for AI/agentic applications. - **[MariaDB MaxScale](https://mariadb.com/)**: An advanced database proxy that provides high availability, scalability, security, and intelligent query routing. - **[SkySQL (Cloud)](https://mariadb.com/)**: A fully managed cloud database service supporting private, public, hybrid, and multi‑cloud deployments. - **Professional Services**: Migration tools and expert services to simplify moving from legacy databases (Oracle, SQL Server) with up to 90% cost savings claimed. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Revenue**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held; K1 Investment Management’s acquisition was reported at ~$180‑200M range in 2024, conflicting reports exist) - **Key Metric**: Over 3 billion downloads, 700+ enterprise customers, 400+ employees - **Notable Investors/Partners**: K1 Investment Management (majority owner after 2024 take‑private); open‑source community with 200,000+ contributions - **Growth Signals**: - MariaDB is the default “M” in the LAMP stack in most Linux distributions - Reaches over 2.5 billion users through Linux distros - Named Data Management Platform of the Year; Inc. 5000 America’s Fastest‑Growing Private Companies (2019‑2020) - Customers include DBS, Nokia, CCV, Ingenico, Copart, and other Fortune‑class brands ## Competitive Advantages - **MySQL & Oracle compatibility** – easy migration with zero rewrite for MySQL apps, lowering switching costs. - **Unified platform** – handles transactional, analytical, semi‑structured, and AI data on a single engine, eliminating the need for multiple specialized databases. - **Open‑source community** – continuous innovation from 200,000+ contributors ensures rapid feature development and broad ecosystem support. - **Lower TCO** – claims up to 90% cost savings versus legacy proprietary databases (Oracle, SQL Server). - **Reliability** – up to five‑nines (99.999%) availability with automatic failover, trusted by banks and telecoms. ## Strategic Focus - **AI‑native features** – native vector search, built‑in RAG, and AI copilots for agentic applications (MariaDB Exa). - **Cloud expansion** – strengthening SkySQL managed service across public/private/hybrid deployments. - **Continued Oracle compatibility** – driving migration from legacy databases. - **Enterprise grade** – long‑term support releases, enterprise SLAs, and professional services to win mission‑critical workloads. ## Why Work Here - **Remote‑first culture** – most employees work remotely; hubs in Silicon Valley, Ireland, and other locations for collaboration. - **Open‑source impact** – work on a database that powers Wikipedia, WordPress.com, and countless enterprises; contributors shape the future of relational data. - **Global team** – 400+ employees across the US, EU, India, APAC. Engineering hubs in Romania, Bulgaria, India, Malaysia, UK, and remote. - **Career growth** – roles span engineering, sales, marketing, customer success, data science, and support. - **Perks** – opportunities for skill development, team events, and engagement with the vibrant MariaDB community. ## Sources 1. [mariadb.com](https://mariadb.com/) – Product and company overview 2. [mariadb.com/about-us](https://mariadb.com/about-us/) – About MariaDB, history, stats 3. 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