Staff Database Engineer

Dailymotion is more than a video app, it's a visual conversation in motion, based on a unique algorithm designed to broaden users' horizons. Dailymotion brings nuance to the debates that animate young people and puts listening, discovery, and kindness back at the heart of interactions to help build a better and safer Internet.

Dailymotion is also "Dailymotion Pro", a video hosting and broadcasting solution for professionals in all sectors; and "Dailymotion Advertising", a powerful, proprietary video advertising platform, offering a high-quality, secure environment for brands.

Our team is made up of 400 people in France, New York, and Singapore, all united by the same ambition: to visibly shake up the global video platform ecosystem.

What brings us together?

At Dailymotion, our team of talented individuals from over 40 nationalities embraces four core values every day:

• Opening perspectives - We are building bridges between different sides of the spectrum. We believe in freedom of speech, inclusivity, and a mix of cultures.

• Building a safer world - Empathy is the key to understanding alterity. Caring for each other is our driver to creating a safe community.

• Making bold moves - We are ambitious challengers. We are making against-the-flow choices to make visible changes in the platform's ecosystem

• Creating meaning - We spark joy and curiosity, we feel good about what we do and we want everyone else to feel the same fulfillment

Dailymotion is looking for a dynamic and motivated Database Engineer with a strong interest in site reliability and software production. As part of the Platform team, you'll be responsible for the architecture, deployment and operations of our database systems across both cloud and on-premise environments. Beyond core DBA tasks, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to broader infrastructure and DevOps topics, including service architecture and platform reliability.

Main responsibilities

The tasks for the Staff Database Engineer include, but are not limited to, the following

• Operate, optimize and modernize our Mysql database platforms across hybrid environments, spanning both cloud-native and on-premise infrastructures.
• Drive high availability, reliability, and security of production databases through automated monitoring, dynamic scaling, proactive alerting, and continuous health assessments, with a strong focus on observability and operational excellence.
• Participate in the on-call program to provide application support, handle incident management, and troubleshoot production issues
• Collaborate with backend developers to optimize queries, indexes, and schema design, while continuously improving the architecture and deepening your understanding of the global system
• Plan and execute platform upgrades to meet evolving use cases and workloads (capacity planning, storage choices), while automating recurring tasks such as maintenance and repairs
• Contribute to knowledge sharing through procedure documentation and team training, and stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in databases and infrastructure

• 4+ years professional experience on large-scale web platforms, ideally in an Agile environment.
• Strong knowledge administering MySQL, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and resolving complex database issues using native tools
• Strong knowledge of indexing, statistics, backup/recovery models, and experience implementing operational automation through scripts and routines
• Established experience in Cloud Computing, with knowledge of modern database technologies offered by major cloud providers (e.g., AWS RDS …) and a proven track record of leading or contributing to On-Premise to Cloud migration projects, driving cloud adoption and database modernization initiatives.
• Understanding of Linux system administration and container orchestration, particularly Kubernetes
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (ideally Python or Go), familiarity with Git and common development tools (CI/CD, code review workflows, debugging and testing tools)
• A strong interest in systems security, with a focus on implementing best practices to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of systems. This includes areas such as access control, data encryption, and secure communication protocols.
• Strong technical project management skills (organization, planning, execution) coupled with communication and documentation abilities in both French and English

Dailymotion is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We value inclusion and we want you to help us thrive for a more diverse community.

All our job offers are open to people with disabilities or impairments, and we actively encourage everyone to apply. If you have any accessibility needs or require any accommodations for the hiring process, please let us know in advance so that we can make any necessary arrangements.

• Location: Issy-Les-Moulineaux 

• Start Date: Asap

• Contract Type: CDI

Want to learn more about us:

• New-York office - BuiltIn

• Offices in France - Welcome to the Jungle

• Our articles  

For the France offices :

Remote friendly, ability to work 3 months abroad

 Saving Plan Canal +

  Paternity leave or Coparental leave extended 

  Living Employee Culture (Events/Trainings/Parties/All hands,…) 

  Career development support (training/internal mobility/compensation cycle/360 feedback review …)

  High-end Health Insurance and Personal Services Vouchers (CESU)

  Paid Time off – RTT and Saving time plan (CET)

  Meal Vouchers – Public Transport and Bike refund 

European Economic and Social Committee (sport membership/cinemas vouchers/gift vouchers/discount) 

  Fitness Subscription thanks to our partnership with Gymlib