Okta
Tech / AI / Software
SeniorDatabaseReliabilityEngineer(DBRE)
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.
“Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) at Okta. Skills: PostgreSQL at scale, MySQL, automation, reliability, performance optimization, cloud environments. Design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters. Optimize query performance, indexing strategies, schema design, and storage engines”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure performance, reliability, automation, and operational excellence across our database environment; building resilient data infrastructure
Industry & Context.
solve complex challenges with real-world stakes
Requires in-person onboarding and travel to our San Francisco, CA HQ office or our Chicago office during the first week of employment, Ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data, Ability to submit documentation establishing U. S. Person status (e.g. a U. S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire, Supporting 24/7 production environments with on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4 plus years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience in high-volume, distributed, or large-scale production environments, 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 understanding of schema design and query optimization, Experience with Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and systems troubleshooting, Experience building automation with Go or Python, Production experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PMM, pg_stat_statements, etc.), Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS or GCP), Ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data, Ability to submit documentation establishing U. S. Person status upon hire
Nice to Have
Experience with PgBouncer, HAProxy, or other connection-pooling/load-balancing layers, Exposure to event streaming (Kafka, Debezium) and change data capture, Experience supporting 24/7 production environments with on-call rotation, Contributions to open-source PostgreSQL ecosystem
What You'll Do.
and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters
Optimize query performance
Perform capacity planning
and workload modeling
Own high-availability strategies including automatic failover
multi-AZ/multi-region setups
and disaster recovery
Develop automation for provisioning
and schema management
and self-healing systems for PostgreSQL and MySQL
Lead response during database incidents
Conduct root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes
Partner with software engineers to review SQL
and ensure efficient use of PostgreSQL features
Provide guidance on database-related design patterns
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with SRE, Platform, and Engineering teams; Partner with software engineers to review SQL, optimize schemas, and ensure efficient use of PostgreSQL features; Provide guidance on database-related design patterns, migrations, version upgrades, and best practices
Full Job Description
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) Experience Level: Mid–Senior (4+ years PostgreSQL experience) About the Role 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. Responsibilities: 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. Perform capacity planning, growth forecasting, and workload modeling. Own high-availability strategies including automatic failover, multi-AZ/multi-region setups, and disaster recovery. Automation & Tooling Develop automation for any and all tasks including but not limited to: provisioning, configuration, backups, failovers, vacuum tuning, and schema management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes Operators, or custom tooling. Build monitoring, alerting, and self-h
Applying for this Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) role?
Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.
ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED
What do employees actually say about Okta?
Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.