Sr. Database Reliability Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Medical, vision, dental insurance

Parental leave

Paid vacation and holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Database Reliability Engineer to own health, uptime, and performance of PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and ClickHouse databases. You will automate routine tasks with Python, develop monitoring, and own disaster recovery strategies while collaborating with software teams.

The role requires strong Linux, server/storage infrastructure knowledge and proven incident response capabilities, with opportunities for leadership and cross-training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering or 10+ years exp in lieu of degree.
• 8+ years of experience optimizing SQL queries and data replication.
• 8+ years experience developing monitoring tools and tuning databases.

Responsibilities

• Own the health, uptime and performance of PostgreSQL/Oracle/MySQL/Clickhouse databases.
• Partner with internal customers to understand challenges and plan improvements.
• Develop code to automate routine tasks using Python, bash, Ansible or similar.
• Design, deploy, maintain, and own database monitoring.
• Provide backup/restore solutions and disaster recovery testing.
• Identify and optimize abusive queries for efficiency.
• Document actions and configurations; create runbooks.
• Support cross-training and foster growth of staff; participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

SQL optimization

Monitoring tools

Python

Linux

Database administration

Disaster recovery

SQL replication

Oracle RAC

ClickHouse

Git

Ansible

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MySQL

ClickHouse

Ansible

Git

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. DATABASE RELIABILITY ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer with expert-level technical knowledge and broad hands-on experience in OLTP as well as OLAP database technologies. This employee will be in the IT Engineering organization and join a team of database administrators and engineers responsible for all database technologies used throughout SpaceX. The ideal candidate will be flexible, flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment and have an insatiable desire to learn. They should be a self-starter, self-motivator, and possess ingenuity to excel at this position. This individual will need to demonstrate strong knowledge in Linux, server/storage infrastructure, and troubleshooting skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ownership of the health, uptime and performance of all PostgreSQL/Oracle/MySQL & Clickhouse databases
• Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs
• Develop code for automation of routine tasks by leveraging Python, bash, Ansible or a similar scripting language
• Engineer, deploy, maintain, and own all aspects of database monitoring
• Provide comprehensive and fully vetted backup restore solutions
• Engineer, implement, and routinely test disaster recovery (DR) strategies
• Identify and optimize abusive queries to increase system efficiency
• Design and standardize detailed test conditions and test cases to ensure quality of queries and reports
• Research and troubleshoot data questions and provide support to our software developer teams
• Collaborate on problem resolution, team decisions, and project planning
• Develop strong documentation and support runbooks
• Document actions taken on and all configurations applied to database systems
• Support and foster the professional growth of other database engineering and administration staff via cross-training, coaching, and responsibility sharing
• Participate in an on-call rotation
• Act as a database design, optimization, and maintenance subject matter expert for various teams as they build out and troubleshoot their applications
• Automate database administration and implementation tasks and provide self-service solutions for customers

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering discipline and 8+ years of experience in IT; OR 10+ years of professional experience with database reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree
• 8+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication
• 8+ years experience in developing monitoring tools and tuning databases

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Expertise in at least two database technologies (i.e. MSSQL , MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, Clickhouse, Apache Iceberg etc.)
• Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to meet deadlines
• Experience with highly available solutions and clustered environments
• Ability to participate in and contribute to conversations regarding planning, status updates, root cause analysis, and other collaborations
• Knowledge of configuration management automation and limiting the amount of manual toil
• Knowledge of data structure design and modeling
• Understanding of infrastructure such that you can assist in determining where in the infrastructure a problem originates (whether from a database issue or other)
• Good knowledge of development cycle to interface well with developers
• Experience with Oracle RAC, RMAN, Barman and similar backup/troubleshooting technologies
• Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• Have a working knowledge and provide basic support for MS SQL and Windows Server
• Experience with GIT and Python
• Machine learning experience
• Big Data experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range:
Level 1: $155,000 - $205,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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