Senior Platform Engineer (Databases & Middleware)
Vilnius
Engineering – Infrastructure /
Full-time /
Hybrid
WHO WE ARE
Ovoko is transforming Europe’s €30B+ used car parts market - a massive, fragmented industry still largely offline. We connect 6,000+ scrapyard owners, car parts sellers and dismantlers with millions of buyers through our marketplace, SaaS and logistics platform, making it effortless to trade parts across borders. With over 35 million parts listed, we’ve grown into one of Europe’s fastest-scaling e-commerce companies, but the real opportunity lies ahead, as we build a real category-defining platform worldwide.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Platform Engineer to build, maintain, and advance our products' data infrastructure. You will be the key technical engineer for our databases and middleware, focusing on high availability, performance tuning, and automation. This is a role for a fixer and a builder who enjoys the challenge of managing growing, large-scale, stateful systems.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL
- Build & Maintain: Own the health and performance of our database clusters and middleware.
- Fix & Optimize: Resolve complex bottlenecks and perform deep-dive troubleshooting.
- Advance the Stack: Improve our infrastructure through automation and modern tooling.
- Monitor: Ensure full visibility into system health and data integrity.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- 5+ years in infrastructure, specifically supporting mission-critical data layers.
- Linux Mastery: Deep knowledge of Linux internals. You know how to tune the OS for high-performance database and I/O workloads.
- Database Expert: Hands-on proficiency with MySQL or MariaDB (replication, clustering, and tuning).
- Distributed Systems: Experience running and scaling Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch.
- Cloud Native: experience with Kubernetes, its ecosystem and related tooling is a major advantage.
- Observability: Practical experience with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, PMM.
- Automation: A "code-first" approach to managing infrastructure (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
- Fluency in English: Excellent at communicating in spoken and written.
SALARY
The offered salary range for this position starts from 6000 € (gross) per month. Please keep in mind that we are also open to discuss your salary expectations based on your competencies and experience.
PERKS AND BENEFITS
• Learning budget for your personal and professional growth
• Private health insurance
• Employee stock option plan
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days per year
• Close collaboration with ambitious colleagues & a real opportunity to shape the “big picture”
• Top-notch hardware and software (MacOS or Windows to choose from)
• Flexible working hours & remote work opportunities
• Pet-friendly office with collaborative spaces, chill zones, our own gym & a kitchen full of snacks and drinks
