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Senior Database Reliability Engineer

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about 3 hours ago
Denver, CO, USA
Senior
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Base Salary

$139k - $164k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and recommend database architectures for resiliency and high availability.
  • Provision and administer cloud database resources using Infrastructure as Code.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot database systems in various environments.
  • Optimize database performance at the query, schema, and instance levels.
  • Implement BCDR and data protection practices across multiple zones.
  • Collaborate with the Infrastructure team on best practices.
  • Automate common database tasks to reduce manual effort.
  • Enhance observability of database schema and infrastructure.
  • Participate in incident response and system outage follow-ups.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience with relational database concepts and architectures.
  • Advanced experience with Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB administration.
  • Experience with AWS cloud databases like RDS and DynamoDB.
  • Strong communication skills to guide software engineers on database best practices.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
  • An automation mindset to minimize manual interventions.
  • Nice to have: knowledge of GitLab, GitHub, and AWS S3.
  • A proactive mindset with a strong bias for action.

Benefits

  • Fast-paced and collaborative work environment.
  • Learning and development allowance.
  • Competitive cash and equity compensation.
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility and parental planning services.
  • Flexible PTO policy.
  • Monthly wellness stipend.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAWSMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLTerraform

Categories

BackendData EngineeringDevOpsSecurity