Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) (worldwide remote)
Core
Senior Database Reliability Engineer owning production PostgreSQL reliability, disaster recovery, and automation for a multi-engine database estate.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC Database Reliability Engineer
Builds
Production database clusters (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Redis), self-service DBaaS capabilities, and automated operational workflows.
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, database operations, and reliability engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
PostgreSQL internals (MVCC, WAL, replication, autovacuum), HA design (Patroni, failover), Linux fundamentals, Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, GitLab CI/CD, incident response, observability (Grafana, SLOs)
Preferred skills
ClickHouse operations, MongoDB replica sets, Redis/Sentinel, database observability, building internal platforms
Technologies
PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Redis, Patroni, PgBouncer, Ansible, Terraform, OpenTofu, GitLab CI/CD, Grafana, Opsgenie
Responsibilities
Own production PostgreSQL reliability including HA design, replication, failover, upgrades, and query tuning; Improve disaster recovery with tested restores and documented paths; Support wider database estate (ClickHouse, MongoDB, Redis) troubleshooting and monitoring; Automate DBA workflows for provisioning, backups, and health checks; Build DBaaS-style self-service capabilities for engineering teams; Improve observability and incident response through metrics, logs, and alert rules
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
