Senior Database Reliability Engineer (SQL)

TL;DR

Senior Database Reliability Engineer (SQL): Managing, building, and troubleshooting cloud-based database infrastructure for a mission-critical SaaS health tech platform with an accent on automation, observability, and scalability. Focus on reducing toil through coding, optimizing VLDB performance, and ensuring high availability across large-scale database environments.

Location: Remote (USA). Occasional travel to Mississauga and/or Salt Lake City offices is required for onboarding and team events.

Salary: $146,000 - $162,000 per year

Company

A leading founder-led health tech SaaS company providing the largest long-term and post-acute care dataset to over 30,000 provider organizations.

What you will do

• Manage, build, and troubleshoot cloud-based database infrastructure for mission-critical SaaS applications.
• Develop automations and coding processes to reduce toil and manage database systems at scale.
• Improve observability by monitoring database metrics to ensure desired objectives are met.
• Provide database expertise to engineering and SRE teams regarding migrations, query optimization, and standardized configurations.
• Collaborate with the DBA team on performance troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

Requirements

• Must be based in the USA.
• 7+ years of experience with relational database systems, including 3+ years at a Senior, Lead, or Architect level.
• 2+ years of experience specifically in a DBRE or SRE role.
• Proficiency with SQL Server (preferred) and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Strong experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible) and source control (Git).
• Proven experience managing Very Large Databases (VLDBs > 1TB) and environments with 100+ databases.

Nice to have

• Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of Azure Data Factory, DataBricks, Grafana, or InfluxDB.
• Experience with various flavors of NoSQL databases.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package starting from Day 1.
• Retirement plan matching and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Wellness support programs, parental, and caregiver leaves.
• Fertility and adoption support.
• Continuous development support program and employee recognition.
• Inclusive environment with Allyship and Inclusion Communities.