Luogo di lavoro: Roma

This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in Italy.

Pay: $220,000-$260,000/yr

Senior Database Reliability Engineer

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Remote

Job Summary:

Join our team as a Senior Database Reliability Engineer, where you'll play a central role in architecting, optimizing, and ensuring the stability of mission-critical PostgreSQL environments. You will leverage your deep technical expertise to drive database reliability, high availability, and performance at scale within a cutting-edge, cloud-native infrastructure. This is an excellent opportunity for talented engineers who are passionate about building robust data systems and thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage highly available, resilient PostgreSQL database architectures using AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL.
- Optimize database performance by analyzing query execution plans, tuning indices, and implementing advanced partitioning strategies.
- Ensure disaster recovery readiness through robust backup,



replication, and failover processes.
- Diagnose and resolve slow queries, locks, deadlocks, and complex bottlenecks impacting large-scale databases.
- Automate routine maintenance tasks and promote operational excellence across all database environments.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support new features, data migrations, and ongoing application scaling.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience managing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases in production settings.
- Expert-level knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, query tuning, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
- Proven hands-on experience with AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, including backup, recovery, and high-availability design.
- Strong analytical abilities in troubleshooting slow queries, execution plans, lock

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