Staff Database Reliability Engineer

Staff Database Reliability Engineer
Location: Hyderabad/Bangalore
About Demandbase: Demandbase helps B2B companies hit their revenue goals using fewer resources. How? By using the power of AI to identify and engage the accounts and buying groups most likely to purchase. Our account-based technology unites sales and marketing teams around insights that you can understand and facilitates quick actions across systems and channels to deliver big wins.
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About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to join our team in India. In this role, you will lead a team of two DBRE engineers and be responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our database systems while collaborating with other Engineering teams to optimize our data infrastructure.
What you'll be doing:
Lead and mentor a team of two DBRE engineers, providing technical guidance and support
Design, implement, and maintain robust database solutions using AWS RDS (PostgreSQL and MySQL), DynamoDB, and other relevant technologies
Develop and implement database automation strategies using Python, Shell scripting, and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
Ensure high availability, performance, and security of database systems
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize database designs and query performance
Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for database infrastructure
Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response efforts for database-related issues
Contribute to the continuous improvement of database operations and best practices
Empower development teams by setting best practices, creating reusable templates and modules, and writing clear documentation in a quickly evolving "shift left" culture.
About You:
You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
You are a self-motivated learner
You are eager to learn new technologies
You are receptive to constructive feedback
You are confident and articulate with excellent written and verbal communication skills
You thrive in an environment that’s fast paced and focused on “shifting left”
Skills & Education:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from a top engineering institution
12+ years of experience in database engineering and administration
Strong expertise in AWS RDS (PostgreSQL and/or MySQL) and DynamoDB
Experience with database performance tuning and optimization
Knowledge of database security and high availability best practices
Proficiency in Linux system administration
Advanced knowledge of Python and Shell scripting
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, preferably Terraform
Working knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitLab CI/CD or similar solutions
Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong sense of ownership and taking responsibility for projects and outcomes
Excellent communication and leadership abilities
Self-motivated learner eager to adopt new technologies
Confidence and articulation with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment focused on "shifting left"
Nice to Have experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) BigQuery and other GCP services.