Assured

Staff Database Reliability Engineer, DBRE

Remote. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will lead the design, automation, and optimization of database infrastructure. You will scale and optimize PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora to support a growing SaaS platform.

What you will do

  • Scale and optimize database infrastructure for performance and reliability using PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora.
  • Design and implement monitoring, tuning, and scaling strategies.
  • Build automation and tooling to streamline database management.
  • Drive optimization initiatives to enhance system health and uptime.
  • Evolve into broader SRE responsibilities to shape infrastructure and reliability culture.

Required qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Database Administration roles.
  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora.
  • Hands-on experience managing production workloads at scale.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js.
  • Comfort working close to application code.
  • Strong background in highly available, scalable database design and operations.
  • Proven ability to optimize database performance, resolve complex issues, and enforce best practices.
  • Solid engineering foundation.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Terraform or Terragrunt for infrastructure as code.
  • Familiarity with Prisma or other ORM frameworks.
  • Experience working with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Exposure to Redshift or other data warehouse technologies.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity packages
  • Platinum medical, dental, and vision
  • Free life insurance including long-term disability and short-term disability
  • Unlimited PTO including uncapped vacation days and paid holidays
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • 401(k) contribution of 3% of income
  • Lunch 2x/week
  • Monthly phone stipend
  • Home office perks
  • Health FSAs and HSAs
  • Team events and Offsites

About the company

Assured provides large insurers with software solutions to modernize claims processing. They act as the engine that powers claims processing for some of the largest insurers in the world.