Senior Database Reliability Engineer - Remote

Senior Database Reliability Engineer Role Type: Full-time Location: Remote About the Role We are looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer to architect, optimize, and maintain highly available PostgreSQL environments. You'll ensure reliability, performance, and scalability across large-scale, cloud-based database systems. Key Responsibilities Design and manage highly available PostgreSQL architectures using AWS RDS and Aurora. Optimize queries, indexes, partitioning, and database performance. Manage backup, replication, recovery, and failover processes. Troubleshoot slow queries, locks, deadlocks, and database bottlenecks. Automate database maintenance and reliability workflows. Support data migrations, application scaling, and operational improvements. Maintain clear technical documentation. Required Skills PostgreSQL AWS RDS & Aurora PostgreSQL High-Availability Architecture Large-Scale Databases Database Performance Optimization Backup & Disaster Recovery Replication & Failover Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of production PostgreSQL experience. Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, query tuning, indexing, partitioning, and replication. Experience managing large-scale, high-traffic databases. Familiarity with Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud-native environments. Experience with data platforms, ETL, analytics workloads, and monitoring tools. Strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting skills.