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Last updated: June 2026
Looking to hire database administrators who can fix slow queries before they take your app down? Our DBAs bring deep experience tuning, scaling, and securing PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server in production, where a missing index or a bad query plan turns into a real outage.
Most database problems are quiet until they are not. A backup that was never tested, replication lag nobody is watching, an index that should exist but does not, a failover that has never actually been tried. Our DBAs find these gaps, fix the root cause, and set up the monitoring and recovery plans that keep your data safe and your queries fast under load.
Whether you need a one-time performance audit, an emergency recovery, or an ongoing DBA to own your databases, we offer flexible engagement models to match your environment and budget.
Technical Skills
Our developers are proficient in these technologies and more
Database Engines
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL & MariaDB
- Oracle Database
- Microsoft SQL Server
- MongoDB
- Redis
Performance Tuning
- Query optimization
- Index strategy & design
- Execution plan analysis
- Connection pooling
- Partitioning & sharding
- Slow query diagnosis
Availability & Recovery
- Backup & restore strategy
- Streaming & logical replication
- High availability & failover
- Point-in-time recovery
- Disaster recovery planning
- Patroni & clustering
Operations & Security
- Monitoring (Prometheus, pgAdmin)
- Schema migrations
- Capacity planning
- Roles, grants & access control
- Encryption at rest & in transit
- Cloud RDS, Aurora & Cloud SQL
Why Hire Through Us
Benefits of hiring developers through Hevcode
Pre-Vetted DBA Experts
Every DBA is tested on real performance and recovery scenarios and has managed production databases under load, not just development instances.
Quick Onboarding
Start working with your DBA within 48 hours. Share read access and they begin diagnosing performance and backup gaps fast.
Flexible Engagement
Hire hourly for a performance audit or full-time to own your databases day to day. Scale up during migrations and down once stable.
Direct Communication
Work directly with the DBA handling your data. No account managers between you and the person responsible for uptime and recovery.
Timezone Overlap
We ensure 4+ hours of overlap with your timezone so incidents, replication lag, and failovers get handled in real time.
Risk-Free Trial
Start with a 1-week trial. See measurable query improvements first. If the DBA is not delivering, no payment required.
Engagement Models
Flexible hiring options to match your needs
Dedicated Developer
A full-time DBA owning your databases end to end, tuning performance, managing backups and replication, and keeping high availability solid as you grow.
Ideal for: High-traffic applications, data-heavy products, companies that cannot afford downtime
Development Team
A team with DBAs, a data engineer, and a DevOps engineer to handle migrations, clustering, monitoring, and disaster recovery across your whole estate.
Ideal for: Large database estates, multi-region setups, enterprise compliance needs
Hourly/Part-Time
Flexible hours for a performance audit, an emergency recovery, an index review, or a migration. Pay only for the hours worked.
Ideal for: Performance audits, emergency fixes, migrations, ongoing health checks, consulting
Hiring Process
Simple 4-step process to get your developer
Share Requirements
Tell us your database engines, the pain points (slow queries, lag, backup worries), and your uptime goals. We scope the audit and the right approach upfront.
Developer Matching
Within 24 hours, we present 2-3 pre-vetted DBAs matched to your stack, whether that is PostgreSQL tuning, Oracle administration, or SQL Server high availability.
Interview & Select
Interview the candidates, discuss how they would approach your environment, and select your preferred DBA. We handle all logistics.
Start Building
Your DBA joins within 48 hours, audits the databases, and starts fixing the highest-impact issues, from missing indexes to untested backups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about hiring developers
What is the experience level of your database administrators?
Our DBAs have 4-10+ years of experience managing production databases. They are fluent in performance tuning, indexing, execution plans, replication, and high availability across PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server, and they have handled real outages and recoveries.
How quickly can a DBA start on my project?
We can have a DBA onboarded within 48 hours of selection. Once you provide read access, they can begin diagnosing slow queries and backup gaps the same day. For emergencies we can often expedite to 24 hours.
What if the DBA isn't a good fit?
We offer a 1-week risk-free trial. You see concrete improvements such as faster queries or a verified backup plan first. If the DBA is not delivering or not the right fit, we replace them at no cost or provide a full refund.
Do your DBAs work in my timezone?
We ensure a minimum 4-hour overlap with your working hours. For databases this matters because incidents, replication lag, and failovers need a real person responding live, not the next business day.
How do you ensure database quality and safety?
Our DBAs work on read replicas or staging before touching production, test every backup and restore path, review and version schema migrations, validate query plans before adding indexes, and set up monitoring so problems surface early instead of becoming outages.
Can I hire a complete database team?
Yes. We can provide a full team including DBAs, a data engineer, and a DevOps engineer to handle large migrations, clustering, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Teams scale from 2 to 10+ members based on the size of your database estate.
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