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Database Administration Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ database administration jobs at companies offering flexible hours and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 1 new this week. Hiring companies include MongoDB, Workato, and Adaptavist.

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rotating 4-day weeks 1
flexible hours 3
unlimited PTO 2
best places to work 9
generous parental leave 4

Updated October 13, 2026

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Associate Database Administrator

BHG Financial · Remote · USA

66 · GoodRotating 4 Day Week

Technical Consultant / Technical Advisor

11d

Adaptavist · Remote · Montreal, QC, Canada

68 · GoodFlexible HoursCA$90k – CA$100k

GTM AI Engineer

3mo

Customer.io · Remote · Oregon, USA

63 · GoodUnlimited PTO$140k – $170k

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Staff Database Reliability Engineer, DBRE

3mo

Assured · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$190k – $240k

PostgreSQL Database Administrator

1mo

Sectigo · Remote · Manchester, UK

57 · GoodBest Place to Work£50k – £54k

Senior Database Reliability Engineer

4mo

ClickUp · Remote · Poland +4 more

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Technical Consultant (Atlassian)

2mo

Adaptavist · Hybrid · Athens or Cholargos

68 · GoodFlexible Hours

Technical Consultant (Atlassian)

2mo

Adaptavist · Hybrid

68 · GoodFlexible Hours

Associate Technical Services Engineer II (Cloud)

11d

MongoDB · Hybrid · Dublin, Ireland

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Sr. Cloud Support Engineer - Database

4mo

DigitalOcean · Hybrid · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

62 · GoodBest Place to Work

Associate TSE II

12d

MongoDB · Hybrid · Gurugram, India

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Innovation and Technology Coordinator

1mo

Town of Apple Valley · Onsite · Apple Valley, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$7,226 – $10,211/mo

Database Administrator

1mo

City of Las Vegas · Onsite · Las Vegas, NV, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$88k – $114k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

18d

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

18d

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

18d

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Database Administrator

19d

Braze · Hybrid · São Paulo, Brazil

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Final-Year Internship - Database Administrator / DBA

20d

Ivalua · Hybrid · Massy, Ile-de-France, France

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Manager, Technical Services

2mo

MongoDB · Hybrid · Austin, TX, USA

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$133k – $261k

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

18d

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

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Employers hiring for Database Administration on this page include MongoDB, Workato, and Adaptavist. Database Administration roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Database Administration is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Database Administration roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Database Administration hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Database Administration roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Database Administration candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Database Administration on current listings.