Staff Infrastructure Reliability Engineer - Database & Storage
Core
Technical leadership of Redfin's production database and storage systems, focusing on reliability, scalability, and security.
Role type
Staff Infrastructure Reliability Engineer (Database & Storage)
Builds
Cloud database and storage systems for Redfin's real estate platform
Domain
Real Estate / Cloud Infrastructure / Database Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
AWS cloud environment management, PostgreSQL or similar RDBMS, AWS Aurora/RDS, AWS S3, Elasticache, Opensearch, DynamoDB, Linux administration, Linux scripting, Python, AI code generation tools, infrastructure as code, incident management, root cause analysis, high availability planning, disaster recovery
Preferred skills
Mentorship of engineers, strategic planning, cross-team collaboration
Technologies
AWS, PostgreSQL, Aurora, RDS, S3, Elasticache, Opensearch, DynamoDB, Python, Linux, Anthropic Claude Code, GitHub CoPilot, Cursor
Responsibilities
Lead database and storage strategy including architecture and access patterns; Architect and lead implementation of cloud database and storage systems; Support large scale/high volume databases including upgrades, backups, recovery, and migration; Plan and participate in high availability and disaster recovery drills; Lead incident resolution and root cause analyses; Promote scaling and performance for services across Redfin and partners; Mentor engineers to identify and implement solutions to difficult problems
Seniority
Staff, technical leadership & strategy