Senior Database Reliability Engineer PostgreSQL

Senior Database Reliability Engineer Senior Database Reliability Engineer PostgreSQL https://jobs.micro1.ai/post/ba5cfa19-1fa9-4e01-a416-f9da4c3e2628?referralCode=1761f2a1-0970-4c4f-a273-a1b557d5ad9f&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=job_referral Senior Database Reliability Engineer: Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote Job Summary: 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. Required Skills and 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. Preferred Qualifications: - 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. Compensation & Benefits Notice: - The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $120,000-$150,000. - All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. - micro1 provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce. - Our hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. - Our AI tools are designed to complement, not replace, human decision-making. Working Place: NYC, New York, United States Company: ESR Healthcare