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Sr. Database Reliability Engineer

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about 14 hours ago
Hawthorne, CA, USASenior / Staff+
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Base Salary

$155k - $205k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the health, uptime, and performance of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
  • Partner with internal customers to understand challenges and plan improvements.
  • Develop automation scripts using Python, bash, or similar languages.
  • Engineer and maintain database monitoring systems.
  • Provide backup and restore solutions.
  • Implement and test disaster recovery strategies.
  • Optimize queries to enhance system efficiency.
  • Design test conditions and cases for quality assurance.
  • Research and troubleshoot data-related questions.
  • Collaborate on problem resolution and project planning.
  • Develop documentation and support runbooks.
  • Document configurations and actions taken on database systems.
  • Support the professional growth of database staff through coaching.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for database design and maintenance.
  • Automate database administration tasks and provide self-service solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering, or 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication.
  • 8+ years of experience in developing monitoring tools and tuning databases.
  • Expertise in at least two database technologies.
  • Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
  • Experience with highly available solutions and clustered environments.
  • Knowledge of configuration management automation.
  • Understanding of data structure design and modeling.
  • Good knowledge of the development cycle to interface with developers.
  • Experience with Oracle RAC, RMAN, and similar technologies.
  • Basic support knowledge for MS SQL and Windows Server.
  • Experience with GIT and Python.
  • Machine learning and Big Data experience are a plus.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • Short and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and various discounts.
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
  • Accrual of paid sick leave.

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BackendData EngineeringDevOps