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Cloud Database Engineer II
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Redfin
This hybrid role requires employees to work from our headquarters location in Seattle, WA every Tuesday and Wednesday, and remote all other days.
Responsibilities
You will support database architecture projects with a focus on reliability, throughput, scalability, and security.
You will build observability to proactively detect and prevent performance issues.
You will perform DBA duties in non-production and production environments, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, and migration.
You will use infrastructure as code and configuration management tools to ensure consistency.
You will maintain configuration of PostgreSQL instances including replication setup, parameter settings, and identification of appropriate instance types/sizes.
You will participate in high availability and disaster recovery planning/drills.
You will use your systems knowledge to help scaling and performance for every service at Redfin.
You will participate in an on-call rotation about one week per month.
Minimum Qualifications
3+ years experience in cloud / AWS environments
3+ years managing a cloud database instance (i.e. RDS, Aurora, or on EC2)
3+ years of PostgreSQL (or similar) database engineering and administration.
Shell scripting and Python script development.
Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other infrastructure as code tools
Experience in an Agile environment and production infrastructure on call.
Experience using AI code generation tools such as GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude Code, Cursor, or similar.
Experience with Linux administration and Linux scripting.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Database - Specialty
Software or Systems Development experience.
Expertise in RDS (Postgres) databases and Non-Relational databases such as (Redis, Snowflake).
Compensation Base Pay Range: $113,900.00 – $154,100.00. Actual base pay will depend on varying circumstances, including the position, location, individual qualifications, market finances, and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include bonuses and equity.
Benefits We offer a generous benefits package including flexible vacation that supports the importance of time away from work for rest and relaxation, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked), medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Programs, and 401(k) employer match.
Equal Opportunity Redfin is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. A diverse, inclusive culture is vital to Redfin's mission of making real estate better for people from all walks of life. We’re proud that Redfin is a place where different points of view and backgrounds are encouraged and respected. We constantly strive to build a company that reflects the world around us, based on our conviction that pursuing and developing talent of all types is the right way for a business to thrive over the long haul.
Redfin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you need accommodation in the application or recruitment process because of a disability or special need, please contact recruitingteam@redfin.com
Redfin encourages individuals with criminal record histories to apply for employment and considers such individuals for employment consistent with the requirements of any applicable fair chance acts, including but not limited to the California, San Francisco and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Acts. Philadelphia applicants can access a copy of Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards ordinance poster here.
Redfin accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
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Cloud Database Engineer II
role at
Redfin
This hybrid role requires employees to work from our headquarters location in Seattle, WA every Tuesday and Wednesday, and remote all other days.
Responsibilities
You will support database architecture projects with a focus on reliability, throughput, scalability, and security.
You will build observability to proactively detect and prevent performance issues.
You will perform DBA duties in non-production and production environments, such as upgrade, backup, recovery, and migration.
You will use infrastructure as code and configuration management tools to ensure consistency.
You will maintain configuration of PostgreSQL instances including replication setup, parameter settings, and identification of appropriate instance types/sizes.
You will participate in high availability and disaster recovery planning/drills.
You will use your systems knowledge to help scaling and performance for every service at Redfin.
You will participate in an on-call rotation about one week per month.
Minimum Qualifications
3+ years experience in cloud / AWS environments
3+ years managing a cloud database instance (i.e. RDS, Aurora, or on EC2)
3+ years of PostgreSQL (or similar) database engineering and administration.
Shell scripting and Python script development.
Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other infrastructure as code tools
Experience in an Agile environment and production infrastructure on call.
Experience using AI code generation tools such as GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude Code, Cursor, or similar.
Experience with Linux administration and Linux scripting.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Database - Specialty
Software or Systems Development experience.
Expertise in RDS (Postgres) databases and Non-Relational databases such as (Redis, Snowflake).
Compensation Base Pay Range: $113,900.00 – $154,100.00. Actual base pay will depend on varying circumstances, including the position, location, individual qualifications, market finances, and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include bonuses and equity.
Benefits We offer a generous benefits package including flexible vacation that supports the importance of time away from work for rest and relaxation, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked), medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Programs, and 401(k) employer match.
Equal Opportunity Redfin is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. A diverse, inclusive culture is vital to Redfin's mission of making real estate better for people from all walks of life. We’re proud that Redfin is a place where different points of view and backgrounds are encouraged and respected. We constantly strive to build a company that reflects the world around us, based on our conviction that pursuing and developing talent of all types is the right way for a business to thrive over the long haul.
Redfin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you need accommodation in the application or recruitment process because of a disability or special need, please contact recruitingteam@redfin.com
Redfin encourages individuals with criminal record histories to apply for employment and considers such individuals for employment consistent with the requirements of any applicable fair chance acts, including but not limited to the California, San Francisco and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Acts. Philadelphia applicants can access a copy of Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards ordinance poster here.
Redfin accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
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