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
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
