ClickUp
Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Employer listed it 7 days ago · Added yesterday
First listed 7 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Timezone
CET ±2
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Czechia.
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- Source listing states candidate location: "Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Czechia, Remote"
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About the role
At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. 🚀
About This Role
ClickUp is looking for a Senior Database Reliability Engineer to join our Database Operations team. You’ll be responsible for the performance, integrity, security, and availability of our PostgreSQL databases running on Linux in AWS. This role focuses on day-to-day database administration, operational excellence, and ensuring data is consistently reliable and well-managed across environments.
Key Responsibilities
Administer, monitor, and maintain PostgreSQL databases (250GB+) in production environments (AWS RDS, Aurora, EC2)
Ensure database availability, performance, and data integrity through proactive monitoring and maintenance
Perform routine database administration tasks including patching, upgrades, vacuuming, reindexing, and statistics management
Execute and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular testing of recovery plans
Handle user access management, roles, and database security to ensure compliance with best practices
Perform capacity planning, storage management, and growth forecasting
Troubleshoot database issues, including performance bottlenecks, locking/contention, and failed jobs
Support application teams with query tuning, schema changes, and release deployments
Manage database migrations, upgrades, and change requests with minimal downtime
Maintain documentation for database configurations, standards, and operational procedures
Participate in on-call rotations and provide support for production incidents
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in a senior database administrator or Database Engineering role
Strong hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience, including backups, recovery, and performance tuning
Solid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance practices
Experience managing large-scale production databases (250GB+), including maintenance and lifecycle management
Strong Linux administration skills (processes, disk, memory, networking)
Experience with monitoring tools and performance diagnostics
Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, or similar)
Familiarity with cloud-based database deployments, preferably AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3)
Requirements
- ·7+ years of experience in a senior database administrator or Database Engineering role
- ·Strong hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience, including backups, recovery, and performance tuning
- ·Solid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance practices
- ·Experience managing large-scale production databases (250GB+), including maintenance and lifecycle management
- ·Strong Linux administration skills (processes, disk, memory, networking)
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at ClickUp, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (CET ±2).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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