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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 RoleClickUp 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 ResponsibilitiesAdminister, monitor, and maintain PostgreSQL databases (250GB+) in production environments (AWS RDS, Aurora, EC2)Ensure database availability, performance, and data integrity through proactive monitoring and maintenancePerform routine database administration tasks including patching, upgrades, vacuuming, reindexing, and statistics managementExecute and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures, including regular testing of recovery plansHandle user access management, roles, and database security to ensure compliance with best practicesPerform capacity planning, storage management, and growth forecastingTroubleshoot database issues, including performance bottlenecks, locking/contention, and failed jobsSupport application teams with query tuning, schema changes, and release deploymentsManage database migrations, upgrades, and change requests with minimal downtimeMaintain documentation for database configurations, standards, and operational proceduresParticipate in on-call rotations and provide support for production incidentsQualifications7+ years of experience in a senior database administrator or Database Engineering roleStrong hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience, including backups, recovery, and performance tuningSolid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance practicesExperience managing large-scale production databases (250GB+), including maintenance and lifecycle managementStrong Linux administration skills (processes, disk, memory, networking)Experience with monitoring tools and performance diagnosticsProficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, or similar)Familiarity with cloud-based database deployments, preferably AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3)Strong organizational and documentation skillsNice to HaveExperience with database auditing, compliance, or governance frameworksFamiliarity with ETL processes, data pipelines, or reporting systemsExperience with high availability setups, replication, and failover managementExposure to other database systems (MySQL, SQL Server, or NoSQL platforms)Experience supporting enterprise or highly regulated environments
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