Senior Database Reliability Engineer: Oracle & PostgreSQL

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer with expert knowledge of Oracle and PostgreSQL to own the health, uptime, and performance of our databases.

In a fast-paced IT engineering team, you will develop automation with Python or Bash, design DR and backup solutions, optimize abusive queries, and collaborate with software developers. You will also participate in on-call rotations and help raise the reliability bar across SpaceX’s data platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or 5+ years in database reliability/DevOps.
• 5+ years optimizing SQL queries and data replication.
• 5+ years developing monitoring tools and tuning databases.

Responsibilities

• Own health, uptime and performance of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
• Partner with internal customers to understand challenges and plan improvements.
• Develop automation of routine tasks using Python or Bash.
• Engineer, deploy, maintain and monitor database systems.
• Design and test disaster recovery and backup solutions.
• Identify and optimize abusive queries to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers and document actions and configurations.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and support cross‑team initiatives.

Skills

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Python

Bash

SQL optimization

Linux

Monitoring tools

Disaster Recovery

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Information Systems

Engineering discipline

Tools

Oracle RAC

RMAN

Barman

PGhero

Git

Windows Server

Job description

SpaceX is looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer with expert knowledge of Oracle and PostgreSQL to own the health, uptime, and performance of our databases.

In a fast-paced IT engineering team, you will develop automation with Python or Bash, design DR and backup solutions, optimize abusive queries, and collaborate with software developers. You will also participate in on-call rotations and help raise the reliability bar across SpaceX’s data platforms.