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Database Reliability Engineer

A legal tech company building cloud-based workflow tools, ranked as one of the most innovative and fastest-growing technology companies by Deloitte and Inc.
United States
$140,000 - $180,000
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Legal Tech

Job Description

Filevine, a leading legal tech company, is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer to join their innovative team. As a crucial member of their engineering organization, you'll be responsible for scaling, optimizing, and ensuring the performance of high-volume SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments. The role combines technical excellence with leadership opportunities, as you'll be mentoring junior engineers while tackling complex challenges that power their critical legal tech platform.

The company has earned recognition from both Deloitte and Inc. as one of the most innovative and fastest-growing technology companies in the country. Their mission is to build the seamless intersection between legal and business through a world-class platform that helps professionals scale their operations.

As a Database Reliability Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of database performance optimization, working with both Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL. Your responsibilities will span from query tuning and database scaling to designing schemas and building monitoring tools. You'll also play a crucial role in production support, participating in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7/365 reliability.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of experience with large production databases, expert-level SQL Server and PostgreSQL skills, and proficiency with modern cloud technologies including AWS. You'll need to demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to mentor others while maintaining technical excellence in your work.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $180,000, along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, parental leave, and disability coverage. This is a remote position, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States while being part of a dynamic, rapidly growing company that's transforming the legal technology landscape.

Last updated 2 months ago

Responsibilities For Database Reliability Engineer

  • Performance tuning of Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases
  • Scaling and monitoring of Databases
  • Assist teams in designing and building databases and schemas
  • Develop tools and alerts for monitoring database performance
  • Provide documentation for developers on database-related topics
  • Triage escalated production issues
  • Mentor and train junior engineers
  • Participate in 24/7/365 database reliability support rotation
  • Analyze and improve scalability of high-volume web applications

Requirements For Database Reliability Engineer

PostgreSQL
Python
Redis
  • 8+ years of experience maintaining and optimizing large production databases
  • Expert Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL troubleshooting skills
  • Expert in tuning queries generated from ORM's
  • Expert T-SQL skills and common scripting language
  • Experience with Powershell or Python
  • Familiarity with object oriented programming languages, ideally C#
  • Experience with AWS RDS and DMS
  • Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, DynamoDB, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Docker, AWS
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • B.S., M.S. in computer science, information systems, or equivalent experience

Benefits For Database Reliability Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Maternity & paternity leave
  • Short & long-term disability
  • Competitive & Fair Pay
  • Paid time off
  • Company swag

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