Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)
OktaSan Francisco, California, United States
Posted December 3, 2025
152000 - 228000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app.
Job Description
Okta is seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with deep expertise in PostgreSQL at scale and solid experience with MySQL. The successful candidate will design, operationalize, and optimize the data persistence layer that powers large-scale, mission-critical systems.
Requirements
- 4+ years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience in high-volume, distributed, or large-scale production environments
- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals (WAL, MVCC, bloat/ vacuum tuning, query planner, indexing, logical replication)
- Production experience with MySQL (InnoDB internals, replication, performance tuning)
- Advanced SQL and strong understanding of schema design and query optimization
- Experience with Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and systems troubleshooting
- Experience building automation with Go or Python
- Production experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PMM, pg_stat_statements, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS or GCP)
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
- Health, dental and vision insurance