MySQL Database Administrator

KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We’re also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution, KAYAK for Business.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo, Cheapflights and HotelsCombined, among others. From start-up to industry leader, innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Note, this role will be required to work from our Berlin office at least 3 days per week.

In this role, you will:

• Assist the database operations team to support the monitoring, availability and performance of database systems and related services
• Manage account creation, privileges, backups, infrastructure automation configuration and bash scripts
• Work with engineering teams to implement solutions and fixes as well as advise on standard processes
• Participate in on-call pager rotation
• Track release notes and conduct upgrades to guarantee that the most recent security and bug fixes are applied
• Assist in the design, development and documentation of services to support database infrastructure

Please apply if you have:

• 3+ year experience with the following:
  • MySQL & PostgreSQL in a 24x7 web facing environment
  • Linux (Redhat/CentOS preferred)
  • Atlassian Jira
• Experience solving and remediating poorly performing queries
• Scripting skills Ruby/Python/Perl/bash or equivalent
• Good understanding of database backup and recovery strategies
• Ability to detail work and share knowledge with other team members
• Ability to work with developers to solve and remediate exciting database problems
• Strong oral and written English communication skills

Are you passionate about travel, data integrity, performance, and reliability? Then join us at KAYAK and help shape the future of travel!

Benefits and Perks

• Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
• Focus on mental health and well-being:
  • Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
  • Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
  • Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
  • No meeting Fridays
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
• Paid volunteer time
• Focus on your career growth:
  • Development Dollars
  • Leadership development
  • Access to thousand of on-demand e-learnings
• Travel Discounts
• Employee Resource Groups
• 6 weeks paid vacation
• Free lunch 2 days per week
• Pension plan contributions
• Public transportation subsidies
• Bike leasing program
• Monthly social events, massages, Thursday happy hours, sports teams
• An awesome office in Friedrichshain, Berlin

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At OpenTable/KAYAK, we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users, partners, and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are, you can be yourself.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation(s).