Senior PostgreSQL DBRE: Scale, Reliability & Automation

Okta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible spending account

Paid leave including PTO and parental leave

Job summary

A leading identity services company is seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer specialized in PostgreSQL. This role involves designing, operationalizing, and optimizing data infrastructure for mission-critical systems. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience with PostgreSQL in large-scale production environments. You'll develop automation for database management and collaborate with software engineers to enhance performance and reliability. Located in Washington, the position offers competitive salary, equity options, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years hands-on experience with PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL internals and performance tuning.
• Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available PostgreSQL clusters.
• Optimize performance and conduct capacity planning.
• Develop automation for database operations.

Skills

PostgreSQL expertise

MySQL knowledge

SQL proficiency

Automation with Go or Python

Cloud environments (AWS or GCP)

Linux systems knowledge

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Terraform

Job description

A leading identity services company is seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer specialized in PostgreSQL. This role involves designing, operationalizing, and optimizing data infrastructure for mission-critical systems. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience with PostgreSQL in large-scale production environments. You'll develop automation for database management and collaborate with software engineers to enhance performance and reliability. Located in Washington, the position offers competitive salary, equity options, and comprehensive benefits.