Staff Database Reliability Engineer, DBRE

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 20, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Assured
Location: United States
Workplace Type: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $190K – $240K

About the Role

Assured is on a mission to modernize insurance, providing large insurers with software solutions from self-service claim-filing to backend fraud detection. We’re looking for a Staff Database Reliability Engineer (Database) to help shape and scale the backbone of our growing platform. You’ll lead the design, automation, and optimization of our database infrastructure, ensuring it’s reliable, secure, and built for scale.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Scale and Optimize: Scale and optimize our database infrastructure for performance and reliability, starting with PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora.
  • Monitoring & Tuning: Design and implement robust monitoring, tuning, and scaling strategies to support our expanding SaaS platform.
  • Automation & Tooling: Build automation and tooling to streamline database management, focusing on consistency and repeatability.
  • System Health: Drive optimization initiatives that enhance overall system health and uptime.
  • Broad SRE Evolution: Evolve into broader SRE responsibilities beyond the database layer, shaping our infrastructure and reliability culture as we grow.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Database Administration roles.
  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora, with hands-on experience managing production workloads at scale.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js, and comfort working close to application code.
  • A strong background in highly available, scalable database design and operations.
  • Proven ability to optimize database performance, resolve complex issues, and enforce best practices.
  • A solid engineering foundation and a passion for building reliable systems.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications (if applicable)

  • Experience with Terraform or Terragrunt for infrastructure as code.
  • Familiarity with Prisma or other ORM frameworks.
  • Experience working with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Exposure to Redshift or other data warehouse technologies.

Benefits & Perks (if applicable)

  • Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary and equity packages for all employees.
  • Healthcare Plan: Platinum medical, dental, and vision.
  • Free Life Insurance: Including long-term disability & short-term disability.
  • Unlimited PTO: Uncapped vacation days & paid holidays.
  • Family Leave: Maternity & paternity.
  • 401(k) Contribution: Assured contributes 3% of your income, even if you don’t contribute.
  • WFH Benefits: Lunch on us 2x/week, monthly phone stipend & other home office perks.
  • Health FSAs & HSAs: Pre-tax accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses.
  • Team Events & Offsites: Remote-friendly culture with regular get-togethers.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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