Senior PostgreSQL DBRE: Scale, Reliability & Automation

Okta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 143,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave

Job summary

Okta is looking for a Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) in Washington, D.C. You will design and optimize the data persistence layer, ensuring performance and reliability across our database systems.

The successful candidate will have strong expertise in PostgreSQL and MySQL, along with experience managing clusters and automating tasks. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering teams to ensure operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience in high-volume environments.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals (WAL, MVCC, bloat/tuning).
• Production experience with MySQL and cloud environments (AWS or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters.
• Optimize query performance and execute automation tasks.
• Lead response during database incidents and conduct root-cause analysis.

Skills

PostgreSQL expertise

MySQL experience

SQL optimization

Linux systems

Automation with Go or Python

Monitoring tools

Cloud environments

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Okta is looking for a Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) in Washington, D.C. You will design and optimize the data persistence layer, ensuring performance and reliability across our database systems.

The successful candidate will have strong expertise in PostgreSQL and MySQL, along with experience managing clusters and automating tasks. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering teams to ensure operational excellence.