okta
Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)
At a Glance
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Posted
- 2026-02-10T18:34:48-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Automation
Benefits & Perks
health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and
Requirements
4 plus 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.
Compensation & Benefits
$152,000
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$228,000 USD
Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit:
https://rewards.okta.com/us
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Responsibilities
We are looking for a highly skilled Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with deep expertise in PostgreSQL at scale and solid experience with MySQL. In this role, you will design, operationalize, and optimize the data persistence layer that powers our large-scale, mission-critical systems. You will work closely with SRE, Platform, and Engineering teams to ensure performance, reliability, automation, and operational excellence across our database environment.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building resilient data infrastructure, not just administering it.
Architecture, Reliability & Performance
Design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters (physical replication, logical replication, sharding/partitioning, failover automation).
Optimize query performance, indexing strategies, schema design, and storage engines.