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Senior Lead Database Reliability Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$168K - $210K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Lead Database Reliability Engineer
DraftKings Inc.
• Drive the technical roadmap for database reliability across various systems • Design and build automation first database platforms • Lead operational excellence by defining service level objectives, monitoring database health, and resolving production incidents • Optimize database performance and cost across environments • Partner closely with application engineering teams to establish safe database practices • Leverage AI to improve engineering productivity • Mentor engineers across the organization
Job Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience in Database Reliability Engineering, Database Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering with a strong database focus
- Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, operational experience with MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, ScyllaDB, Aerospike, Aurora, Cloud SQL, and other managed cloud database services
- Strong experience building and operating stateful workloads on Kubernetes using StatefulSets, Persistent Volumes, database operators, Terraform, Pulumi, FluxCD, ArgoCD, GKE, and EKS
- Hands on software development experience using Go or Python
- A data driven, automation first mindset
- Practical experience using AI tools
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Health insurance
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