Sr. Database Reliability Engineer

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. DATABASE RELIABILITY ENGINEER

SpaceX is looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer with expert-level technical knowledge and broad hands-on experience in OLTP as well as OLAP  database technologies. This employee will be in the IT Engineering organization and join a team of database administrators and engineers responsible for all database technologies used throughout SpaceX. The ideal candidate will be flexible, flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment and have an insatiable desire to learn.  They should be a self-starter, self-motivator, and possess ingenuity to excel at this position. This individual will need to demonstrate strong knowledge in Linux, server/storage infrastructure, and troubleshooting   skills.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ownership of the health, uptime and performance of all PostgreSQL /Oracle/MySQL &  Clickhouse  databases  

• Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs

• Develop code for automation of routine tasks by leveraging Python, bash, Ansible or a similar scripting language

• Engineer, deploy, maintain, and own all aspects of database monitoring

• Provide comprehensive and fully vetted backup restore solutions

• Engineer, implement, and routinely test disaster recovery (DR) strategies

• Identify and optimize abusive queries to increase system efficiency

• Design and standardize detailed test conditions and test cases to ensure quality of queries and reports

• Research and troubleshoot data questions and provide support to our software developer teams

• Collaborate on problem resolution, team decisions, and project planning

• Develop strong documentation and support runbooks

• Document actions taken on and all configurations applied to database systems

• Support and foster the professional growth of other database engineering and administration staff via cross-training, coaching, and responsibility sharing

• Participate in an on-call rotation

• Act as a database design, optimization, and maintenance subject matter expert for various teams as they build out and troubleshoot their applications

• Automate database administration and implementation tasks and provide self-service solutions for customers

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering discipline and 8+ years of experience in IT; OR 10+ years of professional experience with database reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree 

• 8+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication

• 8+ years experience in developing monitoring tools and tuning