Senior Database Reliability Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +17 more states.

📋 Description

• Take responsibility for architectural and lifecycle decisions within the data domain, encompassing technology selection, deprecation, capacity planning, and the long-term direction of the platform.

• Design, manage, and enhance database platforms that utilize relational, NoSQL, caching, time-series, and data warehouse technologies.

• Collaborate with Architecture and Engineering teams on schema design, access patterns, and scalability considerations early in the product and feature development process.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to database tooling, provisioning, local environments, CI, and developer experience.

• Assess and integrate new database and storage technologies into existing systems.

• Ensure database performance, availability, disaster recovery, backup/retention, and security measures are upheld.

• Improve indexing, query plans, and storage/compute configurations across a variety of data stores.

• Automate tasks related to provisioning, backup, and lifecycle management, and integrate database modifications into CI/CD workflows.

• Steer migrations, version upgrades, and technology transitions while minimizing disruptions.

• Maintain audit logs, schema versioning, and change tracking to ensure SOC 2, FedRAMP, and HIPAA compliance.

• Document architectural decisions, operational runbooks, and platform standards comprehensively.

• Provide mission-critical services that support customers managing millions of endpoints and servers.

• Design and develop high-availability software systems that facilitate global operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in database engineering or administration.

• At least 3 years of experience operating multiple database technologies in a production environment.

• Proven experience in influencing architecture or product decisions related to data.

• Extensive knowledge of at least one relational database engine.

• Proficient understanding of NoSQL caching mechanisms.

• Experience with time-series data stores and data warehouse platforms such as Redshift, Snowflake, or BigQuery.

• Strong background in cloud-native environments, preferably AWS, including RDS/Aurora, managed NoSQL, IAM, encryption, and networking for data services.

• Expertise in scripting/automation and infrastructure-as-code technologies, including Terraform and CloudFormation.

• A successful history of debugging issues in developer-facing environments.

• Strong troubleshooting skills utilizing logs, metrics, and query analysis across various storage engines.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Preferred qualifications include experience with containerized/orchestrated database deployments, Kubernetes, Fargate, cross-cloud data platforms, distributed systems, data partitioning strategies, database reliability engineering, and internal developer tooling/self-service around data infrastructure.

• Candidates must reside in one of the listed U.S. states.

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time hybrid remote work arrangement.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Free and unlimited onboarding, training, and support.

• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.