About

Database hiring is broken. That's why DBCareers exists.

The problem

Every database professional who's ever job-hunted knows the frustration. You search LinkedIn for "MySQL DBA" and get pages of SQL Server jobs, general backend developer roles, and consultancies fishing for CVs. You filter for "Oracle" and get results for "Java developer with some Oracle experience". Your inbox fills up with recruiters who don't know the difference between a database engineer and a data engineer.

On the other side, hiring managers face the mirror image. They post a role for a PostgreSQL specialist and get flooded with generic "SQL" CVs — 500 profiles claiming database experience because they wrote a SELECT once.

Why DBCareers is different

DBCareers is a specialist careers platform built exclusively for database professionals — DBAs, DBREs, database engineers, database platform engineers, and specialists in performance and reliability. Every listing is a database role. Every profile is a database professional. That's the entire premise — and it changes everything downstream:

  • Search MySQL, get MySQL. Not SQL Server, not "SQL", not "database experience preferred".
  • Role focus, not just skills. Database professionals mark each platform as their primary (what they want to be doing), secondary (can do, not preferred), or background (been exposed to). Recruiters filter on this so a MySQL-primary candidate doesn't get pinged for a role where MySQL is just background context.
  • Years per platform. Not "10 years of databases" — you show 8 years primary Oracle, 3 years secondary Postgres, 1 year background MongoDB. Recruiters see the real shape of your experience.
  • Stay invisible to your current employer. Add your employer, their competitors, or anyone else to your blocklist. Nobody from those companies can see you in the talent pool.
  • Your email stays private. Recruiters contact you through the platform. You choose whether to reply.

Free for database professionals. Always.

Creating your profile, browsing jobs, applying, and messaging with recruiters is free. Recruiters pay a flat monthly or annual subscription for talent-pool access — that's how DBCareers stays running. There are no fees for candidates and there never will be.

Where we're at

DBCareers is in its early days — we're growing the database professional pool one specialist at a time. If you work with databases, the fastest way to help is simply to create your profile. If you're a hiring manager or a recruiter, post a role. If you're neither but you know someone who fits either bucket, forward this to them.

Get in touch

Questions, feedback, bug reports, or just want to say hi? Email info@dbcareers.tech. We read every message.

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