Senior Database Reliability Engineer - Remote Role

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Senior Database Reliability Engineer to join our team remotely. This role focuses on PostgreSQL and involves managing high-performance database systems that support our innovative customer experience SaaS platform.

What You'll Do

• Lead implementations of database solutions for Medallia's microservices infrastructure.
• Install, monitor, and performance tune large database systems.
• Plan and implement backup and recovery solutions to ensure data integrity.
• Roll out replication solutions for high availability and disaster recovery scenarios.
• Recommend and evaluate new tools and methodologies to enhance database performance.
• Provide full-life cycle architectural guidance and ensure quality technical deliverables.
• Work with development and operations teams to tune production queries for optimal performance.
• Investigate production issues and provide root cause analysis.

Requirements

• BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related technical domain.
• 5+ years of extensive experience in database technologies, primarily PostgreSQL 9.6.x or higher.
• Experience with PostgreSQL partitioning, auditing, performance improvement, query optimization, and index management.
• Ability to provide on-call support on a rotation schedule.
• Demonstrated experience working in physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Experience running databases at scale within containers and familiarity with orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Mesos-Aurora.
• Experience configuring and maintaining monitoring and alerting tools such as PgAdmin, Grafana, Prometheus, and Solarwinds DPA.

Nice to Have

• Proficient in tuning database procedures and queries.
• Experience supporting PostgreSQL databases in AWS or other public clouds.
• Solid understanding of various infrastructure components: servers, storage, and networking.
• Knowledge of Cassandra or similar No-SQL data stores is a huge plus.
• SQL development experience.
• Proficiency with scripting languages like Bash, Golang, or Python.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $120,000 to $150,000 annually.
• Flexible remote work arrangements.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment.
• Supportive team culture focused on innovation and performance.
• Professional development opportunities to enhance your skills.