Site Reliability Engineer – Database

MySQL
UNITED STATES
October 24, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Rubrik
Location: United States
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $158,000 – $237,000 USD

About the Role

Rubrik is seeking Site Reliability Engineers to ensure that infrastructure services run smoothly and have the capacity for future scale. In this role, you will focus on system engineering and operations, maintaining the high availability, durability, and performance of backend systems and relational databases like MySQL across Rubrik’s cloud platform.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain Database Availability: Ensure high availability, durability, and reliability of core MySQL relational database systems.
  • Query & Performance Tuning: Establish best practices for engineering teams to write performant SQL queries and optimize database access.
  • Executes Upgrades & Maintenance: Perform periodic database upgrades while minimizing downtime for customers.
  • Infrastructure Management: Manage and operate distributed backend systems, including Kubernetes, MySQL, and underlying cloud infrastructure.
  • Production Support & On-Call: Participate in global follow-the-sun on-call rotations to debug production issues, execute capacity plans, and write technical documentation.
  • Automation & Reliability: Build internal monitoring tools and automation to increase operational efficiency and platform resilience.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Database Engineering Experience: 2+ years of experience designing and managing relational databases with a focus on performance, scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery.
  • Large-Scale Operations: Proven track record operating the database layer of large-scale SaaS platforms supporting enterprise customers with strict SLO/SLA requirements.
  • SRE / DevOps Background: 1-3 years of experience as a DevOps, Development, or Site Reliability Engineer.
  • Software Engineering Skills: Proficiency in software development using Golang, Python, Java, Scala, or C++.
  • Systems Expertise: Strong operational knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems, networking, and public cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Security Clearances & Requirements: U.S. Citizenship at time of hire and contiguous U.S. residence required due to FedRAMP program compliance.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

  • Experience leading support personnel or working across multiple engineering departments.
  • Direct experience navigating or driving the FedRAMP certification process.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive Base Compensation: $158,000 – $237,000 USD target base pay.
  • Total Rewards: Eligible for annual bonus potential, equity awards, and comprehensive health/wellness benefits.

Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This position carries specific security responsibilities requiring U.S. citizenship and background investigations for federal government data protection.

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