Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Core
Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Scribe's data tier, including schema design, migration safety, and incident response for PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, and Redis.
Role type
Senior IC Database Reliability Engineer
Builds
Data tier infrastructure (Aurora, OpenSearch, Redis, CDC pipeline) and self-service observability tooling
Domain
SaaS / Data Infrastructure / PostgreSQL
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL internals (MVCC, locks, vacuum), Django ORM optimization, AWS DMS/CDC pipelines, observability (pganalyze, CloudWatch, Honeycomb), Python/Go automation, Terraform
Preferred skills
Event sourcing, pgbouncer/RDS Proxy, Snowflake producer-side patterns, scaling data infrastructure through rapid headcount growth
Technologies
PostgreSQL, Aurora Serverless V2, Django, OpenSearch, Redis, ElastiCache, SQS, RabbitMQ, AWS DMS, S3, Snowflake, pganalyze, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, Terraform, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Own database reliability across Aurora, OpenSearch, Redis, and CDC pipeline; Make the Django ORM a strength at scale by catching N+1 patterns and building CI checks; Operate and evolve the CDC pipeline from Aurora to Snowflake; Build and improve observability across pganalyze, CloudWatch, and Honeycomb; Drive multi-AZ resilience within single-region architecture; Build self-service tooling and dashboards for query footprint visibility
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC