Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) (worldwide remote)
Core
Senior Database Reliability Engineer owning production PostgreSQL reliability, automating DBA workflows, and supporting multi-engine database operations for engineering teams.
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 DevOps automation.
Required skills
PostgreSQL internals (MVCC, WAL, replication, autovacuum), HA design (Patroni, failover), Linux fundamentals, automation (Ansible, Terraform), incident response, observability (Grafana, SLOs), scripting.
Preferred skills
ClickHouse operations, MongoDB replica sets, Redis/Sentinel, DBaaS platform building, AI engineering assistants (Claude, Codex).
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 backup/restore validation; Automate DBA workflows for provisioning, grants, and health checks; Support ClickHouse, MongoDB, and Redis operations; Improve observability and incident response with SLOs and runbooks; Build self-service DBaaS capabilities for engineering teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
