[Hiring] Senior Database Reliability Engineer @Filevine

Role Description

As a Senior DBRE, you are the guardian of our data’s performance, availability, and scalability. You aren't just managing instances; you are automating the entire lifecycle of our data platform. We are looking for an engineer who is eager to explore how AI-driven automation and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations can take our operations to the next level—from predictive scaling to streamlining incident response.

• Manage mission-critical SQL Server and Postgres
• Provision via Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Be the backbone of our data reliability strategy

Responsibilities

• Automation Evolution: Proactively explore and implement AI tools, LLM integrations, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) to reduce routine database toil, optimize query performance, and accelerate incident resolution.
• Modern Data Stack: Support our data warehouse ecosystem by optimizing Snowflake performance, including application packaging and testing.
• Performance Engineering: Own the deep-level optimization of MSSQL and PostgreSQL at the server, database, and query levels.
• Capacity Planning & Cost Optimization: Forecast resource utilization across platforms, identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize Snowflake credit usage, and right-size AWS infrastructure.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Orchestration: Automate all data infrastructure using Terraform, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• CI/CD & Release Management: Manage and optimize deployment pipelines using GitLab and Octopus Deploy, ensuring safe, repeatable database schema changes.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Create technical documentation, including runbooks, "how-to" guides for developer self-service, and clear architectural diagrams.
• On-Call & Triage: Serve as the subject matter expert for SQL Server, Postgres, and Snowflake in a 24/7/365 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience maintaining and optimizing high-traffic production databases, specifically Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL
• Expert knowledge in Snowflake
• Professional experience with Terraform, AWS, GitLab, and Octopus Deploy
• Expert-level knowledge of Docker and production experience running stateful applications within Kubernetes (K8s)
• Knowledge of MCP (Model Context Protocol) and experience using LLMs to assist in coding or system automation
• Expert-level Python and PowerShell skills; familiarity with C# and object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Expert in tuning queries generated from ORMs (Entity Framework, Dapper, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake (packaging/testing) and DynamoDB; familiarity with OpenSearch, Redis, and DynamoDB

Education

• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent direct work experience

Compensation Information

$145k - 180k. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. The total compensation package for this position will be determined by each individual’s location, qualifications, education, work experience, skills, and performance.

Benefits

• A dynamic, rapidly growing company, focused on helping organizations thrive
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
• Competitive & Fair Pay
• Maternity & paternity leave (for full-time employees)
• Short & long-term disability
• Opportunity to learn from a dedicated leadership team
• Top-of-the-line company swag