Staff Database Reliability Engineer, DBRE

Job Category: Business and finance
Job Location: CA Palo Alto United States
Company Name: Assured

Position Overview

Assured is modernizing insurance by automating claims processing for large insurers. The Senior SRE, Database will focus on building efficient, reliable, and scalable database infrastructure (PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora) while eventually transitioning to broader SRE responsibilities. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a growing SaaS platform in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize and scale PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora database infrastructure.

  • Implement database monitoring, performance tuning, and scaling solutions.

  • Develop strategies to improve system performance and reliability.

  • Create automated tooling for database management to ensure consistency.

  • Collaborate with development teams to establish database best practices.

  • Transition into broader SRE duties as needed.

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years in SRE, DevOps, or Database Administration.

  • Expertise in PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora in production.

  • Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js.

  • Experience designing and maintaining highly available, scalable database solutions.

  • Strong engineering background with problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Terraform and Terragrunt.

  • Knowledge of Prisma or other ORM frameworks.

  • Familiarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Experience with RedShift or other data warehouses.

First Month Focus

  • Analyze current database architecture and identify optimization opportunities.

  • Develop enhanced database monitoring and alerting.

  • Optimize database queries to improve application performance.

  • Collaborate with developers to establish best practices.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + equity package.

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

  • Life insurance at no cost.

  • Uncapped PTO + paid holidays.

  • Family leave options.

  • 401(k) plan with 3% employer contribution.

  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.

Equal Opportunity

Assured is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Reasonable accommodations are provided for applicants with disabilities.


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