Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) ; postgreSQL

Okta is looking for a Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with deep expertise in PostgreSQL at scale and solid experience with MySQL. The role involves designing, operationalizing, and optimizing the data persistence layer that powers large-scale, mission-critical systems.

Requirements

• Design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters
• Optimize query performance, indexing strategies, schema design, and storage engines
• Perform capacity planning, growth forecasting, and workload modeling
• Own high-availability strategies including automatic failover, multi-AZ/multi-region setups, and disaster recovery
• Develop automation for tasks such as provisioning, configuration, backups, failovers, vacuum tuning, and schema management
• Build monitoring, alerting, and self-healing systems for PostgreSQL and MySQL
• Lead response during database incidents and conduct root-cause analysis
• Partner with software engineers to review SQL, optimize schemas, and ensure efficient use of PostgreSQL features

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)