SpaceX
Database Reliability Engineer
Hawthorne, CA
Sponsorship not specified$135k-$175kDetected 8 hours ago
PythonBashData StructuresGitSQLPostgreSQLMySQLLinuxDevOpsMachine LearningExcelERPResearchCommunicationMentoring
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About the role
- DATABASE RELIABILITY ENGINEER SpaceX is looking for an experienced Database Reliability Engineer with expert-level technical knowledge and broad hands-on experience in Oracle and PostgreSQL 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.
Responsibilities
- Develop code for automation of routine tasks by leveraging Python, bash, or a similar scripting language
- Engineer, deploy, maintain, and own all aspects of database monitoring
- 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
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering discipline and 8+ years if experience in IT
- OR 5+ years of professional experience with database reliability or DevOps in lieu of a degree
- 5+ years experience in optimizing SQL queries and data replication
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to meet deadlines
- Understanding of infrastructure such that you can assist in determining where in the infrastructure a problem originates (whether from a database issue or other)
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Skills
- Expertise in at least two database technologies (i.e. mysql, postgres, oracle, etc.)
- Experience with highly available solutions and clustered environments
- Ability to participate in and contribute to conversations regarding planning, status updates, root cause analysis, and other collaborations
- Knowledge of configuration management automation and limiting the amount of manual toil
- Knowledge of data structure design and modeling
- Good knowledge of development cycle to interface well with developers
- Experience with Oracle RAC, RMAN, Barman, PGhero and similar backup/troubleshooting technologies
- Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
- Experience with GIT and Python
- Machine learning experience
- Big Data experience
Compensation
- Level 3: $135,000.00 - $175,000.00
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX.
- You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Benefits
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX.
- You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.
- Ownership of the health, uptime and performance of all Oracle and PostgreSQL databases
Company info
- 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.
- Partner with internal customers to understand current challenges, plan/communicate improvements and anticipate future needs
- Automate database administration and implementation tasks and provide self-service solutions for customers
Equal opportunity
- SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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