Senior Database Reliability Engineer @RemoteJobsOne
Software Development
Salary $220,000–$260,0..
Remote Location
Employment Type contract
Posted 6d ago

[Hiring] Senior Database Reliability Engineer @RemoteJobsOne

6d ago - RemoteJobsOne is hiring a remote Senior Database Reliability Engineer. πŸ’Έ Salary: $220,000–$260,000/yr πŸ“Location: Canada

Role Description

Join our team as a Senior Database Reliability Engineer, where you’ll play a central role in architecting, optimizing, and ensuring the stability of mission-critical PostgreSQL environments. You will leverage your deep technical expertise to drive database reliability, high availability, and performance at scale within a cutting-edge, cloud-native infrastructure. This is an excellent opportunity for talented engineers who are passionate about building robust data systems and thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and manage highly available, resilient PostgreSQL database architectures using AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL.
  • Optimize database performance by analyzing query execution plans, tuning indices, and implementing advanced partitioning strategies.
  • Ensure disaster recovery readiness through robust backup, replication, and failover processes.
  • Diagnose and resolve slow queries, locks, deadlocks, and complex bottlenecks impacting large-scale databases.
  • Automate routine maintenance tasks and promote operational excellence across all database environments.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to support new features, data migrations, and ongoing application scaling.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience managing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases in production settings.
  • Expert-level knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, query tuning, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
  • Proven hands-on experience with AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, including backup, recovery, and high-availability design.
  • Strong analytical abilities in troubleshooting slow queries, execution plans, locks, and deadlocks.
  • Demonstrated experience maintaining large-scale, high-traffic databases with millions of rows.
  • Deep care for clear, proactive written and verbal communication.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a remote team.

Requirements

  • Experience supporting data platforms, analytics workloads, ETL processes, and operational databases.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native service environments.
  • Exposure to supporting modern data architectures and advanced monitoring tools.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $120,000-$150,000.
  • Equity compensation.
  • Performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies.
  • Up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums.
  • Paid time off.
  • 401(K) plan with a company match.
  • Additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
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