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# Database Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Yo Labs Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Migration, Data Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Failover, Monitoring of Systems, PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Reliability Engineering, Backup and Restore, System Availability, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Indexer, Amazon Relational Database Service, Data Management, Terraform
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-database-reliability-engineer-remote-los-angeles-ca--30eb059d-a057-49fc-a7b2-da97b8282825

## About the Role

* 5+ years of production PostgreSQL experience.
 * Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals, query tuning, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
 * Experience managing large-scale, high-traffic databases.
 * Familiarity with Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud-native environments.
 * Experience with data platforms, ETL, analytics workloads, and monitoring tools.
 * Strong analytical, communication, and troubleshooting skills., Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Analysis Skills, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Migration, Data Partitioning, Data Recovery, Database Administration, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), Database Optimization, Database Programming, Database Technology, Disaster Recovery, Failover, High Availability, Identify Issues, Operational Improvement, Performance Tuning/Optimization, PostgreSQL, Query Optimization, Reliability Engineering, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Technical Writing

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer to architect, optimize, and maintain highly available PostgreSQL environments. You'll ensure reliability, performance, and scalability across large-scale, cloud-based database systems.
Key Responsibilities

 * Design and manage highly available PostgreSQL architectures using AWS RDS and Aurora.
 * Optimize queries, indexes, partitioning, and database performance.
 * Manage backup, replication, recovery, and failover processes.
 * Troubleshoot slow queries, locks, deadlocks, and database bottlenecks.
 * Automate database maintenance and reliability workflows.
 * Support data migrations, application scaling, and operational improvements.
 * Maintain clear technical documentation.

Required Skills

 * PostgreSQL
 * AWS RDS & Aurora PostgreSQL
 * High-Availability Architecture
 * Large-Scale Databases
 * Database Performance Optimization
 * Backup & Disaster Recovery
 * Replication & Failover


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