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Database Engineer

Location Leipzig, Germany
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Job ID
2026_15560
Date posted
07/06/2026
Category
Software Engineering

Are you an exceptional Database Engineer with deep PostgreSQL expertise and solid Oracle knowledge? Do you thrive on solving complex reliability and scalability challenges, driving automation, and shaping modern database platforms? We're looking for engineers with a strong ownership mindset who challenge the status quo, collaborate across disciplines, and are passionate about building resilient, secure, and high-performing data services in a truly agile environment.

At Webfleet, you'll have the opportunity to influence our database platform, elevate engineering practices, and help define the future of our mission-critical infrastructure.

What You'll Do:

  • Design, improve, and maintain reliable, scalable, secure, and high-performing database platforms and services,

  • Operate, maintain, and optimize PostgreSQL databases in production environments,

  • Work with PostgreSQL in Kubernetes-based environments, including CloudNativePG / CNPG Operator,

  • Support and maintain Oracle database environments,

  • Analyze and optimize SQL queries, indexes, execution plans, schemas, and database performance,

  • Improve database availability, backup and restore, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery processes,

  • Monitor database health, capacity, performance, logs, metrics, and alerts,

  • Troubleshoot incidents, performance issues, data issues, and operational problems,

  • Improve database security, access management, data integrity, and compliance-related processes,

  • Support database upgrades, patching, maintenance, and lifecycle management,

  • Help improve database change management, release readiness, and operational processes,

  • Automate recurring database administration and operational tasks where useful,

  • Collaborate with development teams, architects, product owners, DevOps engineers, and system engineers to support reliable delivery of new features,

  • Contribute to database reviews, operational reviews, infrastructure reviews, and technical discussions.

Who are you?

There is no single path to becoming part of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions. However, to be successful in this role, we imagine you bring the following:

  • Solid experience as a Database Administrator, Database Engineer, Database Reliability Engineer, or similar role,

  • Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL administration and production operations,

  • Knowledge of PostgreSQL in Kubernetes-based environments, ideally with CloudNativePG / CNPG Operator,

  • Good knowledge of Oracle database administration and operations,

  • Strong experience with SQL, query tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, and performance troubleshooting,

  • Experience with backup and restore, replication, high availability, disaster recovery, and database monitoring,

  • Good understanding of database architecture, storage, capacity planning, data integrity, and database security,

  • Experience with database upgrades, patching, maintenance, and operational lifecycle management,

  • Familiarity with automation or scripting for recurring database administration tasks,

  • Interest in working closely with software engineers, architects, component owners, DevOps engineers, and system engineers,

  • Strong communication skills, an analytical mindset, and a goal-oriented, quality-focused approach,

  • A willingness to learn and adopt new database technologies and operational practices as needed by the team,

  • Fluency in English.

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of AWS or cloud-based database operations,

  • Experience with database observability tools such as Grafana, logs, metrics, and alerting,

  • Experience with infrastructure as code or automation tools,

  • Familiarity with Kubernetes or containerized environments from a database operations perspective.

Let's not forget the good stuff!

  • 30 annual leave days.

  • A flexible, hybrid work model.

  • One time payment to set up your home office.

  • Chance to work abroad for 40 working days per year.

  • Birthday off and volunteering time off.

  • Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning.

  • Access to Gofluent platform to learn new languages.  

  • Free access to CALM (top mental health app).

  • Employee Assistance Program.

  • Support for childcare costs.

  • 100% employer funded pension scheme.

  • Discount on Bridgestone tyres.

Who are we?

Webfleet is Bridgestone’s globally trusted fleet management solution. More than 50,000 businesses across the world use it to improve fleet efficiency, support drivers, boost safety, stay compliant and work more sustainably. For more than 25 years it has been empowering fleet managers with data-driven insights that help them optimize their operations.  

Webfleet contributes towards the delivery of The Bridgestone E8 Commitment. This broad, global corporate commitment clearly defines the value Bridgestone is promising to deliver to society, customers and future generations in eight focus areas: Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease and Empowerment. These provide a compass to guide strategic priorities, decision making and actions throughout every area of the business. 

More information at: webfleet.com. Follow us on X: @WebfleetNews and LinkedIn @Webfleet. For more information on Bridgestone corporation visit Bridgestone.com or the Bridgestone Newsroom.  

Want to join us?
If that’s a yes, please apply and upload your CV (In English)

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

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