Database Reliability Engineer, Dailymotion
Video streaming service
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Video streaming service
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the next generation of media platforms designed to inspire millions of people to grow and share a diverse and inclusive vision of the world.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
Application process
- Start Date: Asap
- Contract Type: CDI
Our take
It's hard to talk about Dailymotion without mentioning YouTube, but the comparison matters less than it used to. With hundreds of millions of monthly users and a strong presence in Europe, Dailymotion has room to grow without chasing YouTube. Instead, it's leaned into a more differentiated model, one that blends distribution, monetisation, and now creation, offering an alternative in a market crowded with global giants.
This strategy is most visible in Ray, Dailymotion's new in-house ad engine. Ray delivers more precise and more transparent ad performance, giving advertisers a credible option outside walled-garden ecosystems. Its ability to integrate first-part data, contextual targeting, and low-latency delivery puts Dailymotion as not just a video platform, but a rising ad-tech contender at a moment when programmatic video spend keeps accelerating.
Alongside this, the company recently acquired Mojo, further strengthening its shift. With more than 50M downloads, Mojo adds AI-powered creation tools that let users produce, edit, and customize content quickly. Meaning Dailymotion can now support the full creator workflow, helping it attract even more talent and give brands and publishers faster ways to produce personalized videos.
It's not stopping there though, as it's also expanding its reach through Audience Path, a new AI-driven audience intelligence unit built on Ray, and a partnership with Dotscreen brining Dailymotion Pro to Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung, and LG devices. These moves show a company focused not on chasing YouTube, but on building a European alternative defined by strong tech and creator empowerment. The rise of short-form platforms still remain a challenge, but these recent moves sure suggest Dailymotion is shaping a more integrated future for its users.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2009
$25m
SERIES C
Aug 2007
$34m
SERIES B
Total funding: $68.5m
Company HQ
Plaine-Monceau, Paris, France
Leadership
Guillaume Clement
(CEO)Guillaume has been at Dailymotion since 2013, initially joining the team as a Program Director. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CEO in 2024.
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