Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)

DevsData LLC is seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Reliability Engineer to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of critical backend infrastructure and database systems within a fully remote environment.

Key responsibilities

• Operate and improve production PostgreSQL clusters, focusing on high availability, replication, failover, and major version upgrades.
• Tune PostgreSQL performance by optimizing query plans, indexes, locks, and vacuum control while managing capacity planning.
• Manage comprehensive backup strategies, point-in-time recovery, and regular restore testing across the database estate.
• Automate routine DBA tasks such as provisioning, access management, and health checks using Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build self-service capabilities to empower engineering teams to request databases and credentials independently.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in database administration with a strong focus on PostgreSQL.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience administering MongoDB in production environments.
• Solid Linux administration skills, including networking, storage, and performance troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in automation tools such as Ansible and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Upper-intermediate or higher proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on complex, high-scale database infrastructure.
• Full remote work environment with a focus on modern engineering practices.
• Exposure to a diverse tech stack including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and ClickHouse.
• Collaborative culture that encourages the use of AI-assisted engineering tools.