Database Reliability Engineer

Overview In this role you will strengthen SpaceX's database reliability and performance, partnering with IT Engineering to support mission-critical data infrastructure. You will tackle production issues, optimize schemas and configurations, and automate tasks to improve efficiency. You’ll drive data migrations to OLAP, implement robust DR strategies, and mentor peers. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment shaping scalable, highly available systems essential for our space exploration goals. Compensation / Benefitsmedical, vision, and dental coverage401(k) retirement planlong-term incentives and stock opportunitiespaid parental leavedisability and life insurancepaid vacation and holidays ResponsibilitiesPartner with internal customers to understand challenges, plan improvements, and anticipate needsPerform root cause analysis of production database issuesCollaborate to optimize schemas, queries, and configurations for databases/serversPerform data migration and transformation from OLTP to OLAPDevelop automation for routine tasks via PowerShell or similar scriptingEngineer, deploy, and maintain Microsoft SQL database monitoringAddress critical outages with effective solutionsManage PowerBI licensing, utilization, permissions, and provide guidance for query optimizationProvide vetted backup/restore solutionsEngineer, implement, and routinely test Disaster Recovery strategiesMaintain documentation and runbooksSupport and mentor other database staff through cross-trainingParticipate in an on-call rotation Key requirementsBachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering (or 7+ years in DB reliability/DevOps in lieu of degree)7+ years of experience monitoring and tuning databases for high availability and performance5+ years optimizing SQL queries and data replication/transformationstrong interpersonal and written communicationability to work under pressureself-motivated with problem-solving driveSQL Server proficiencyexperience with Postgres, MySQL, or ClickHousePowerBI and SQL reporting