At Truckstop, we have transformed the entire freight-moving lifecycle with our SaaS solutions. From freight matching to payments and everything in between, we are the trusted partner for carriers, brokers, and shippers alike. We lead this industry forward with our One Team mindset committing to principles such as assume positive intent, have each other’s back, and be your authentic self. Our drive for greatness produces high expectations, yet our regard for humans is even higher. Join a team of brilliant minds and generous hearts who care deeply about other's success.
Position Summary:
As members of the Infrastructure Engineering team, Database Reliability Engineer IIIs are responsible for keeping database systems that support company services and many other company production systems running smoothly 24/7/365. DBREs are a blend of database engineering and administrators that apply sound engineering principles, operational discipline and mature software development and automation, specializing in databases (PostgreSQL & SQL Server in particular). DBREs bring database expertise to our Infrastructure Engineering team, as well as our Software Engineering teams. DBREs work with a broad array of PostGreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and other technologies.
Performs work under minimal supervision. Handles complex issues and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher-level staff. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter. Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group. May act as a lead or first-level supervisor.
Database Reliability Engineers are accountable for the resiliency, performance, and security of our database systems. They participate in projects to ensure that the company has hygienic, accurate, data available at the point of need.
Database Reliability Engineers troubleshoot production issues and respond to incidents.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work on database reliability, performance tuning, and optimization within the Infrastructure Engineering team.
- Analyze solutions and implement best practices for PostGreSQL, SQL Server, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB database clusters.
- Build observability capabilities of relevant database metrics.
- Work with Infrastructure Engineers to roll out changes and help mitigate database-related production incidents.
- Perform incident resolution, and root cause analysis of incidents. Implement solutions to systematic failures. OnCall support rotation with the team, including after-hours.
- Provide database expertise to engineering & development teams.
- Work on automation of database infrastructure and help development teams by providing self-service tools.
- Database administration, management, maintenance, security, and performance tuning of Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other databases throughout the development and production lifecycles in Azure and AWS Environments.
- Works with Infrastructure Engineering to use Infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform for building new databases.
- Develop documentation & provide SME guidance for best practices on database infrastructure setup, operations, and upgrades.
- Works with information security to keep our data secure.
- Works with data architects and data engineers to continually improve our data systems.
- Other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience required; Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in the development and maintenance of database systems.
- 5+ years of experience with database management systems, system design and analysis, operating systems software, and internal and data manipulation languages.
- Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL Databases; MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, MySQL, and MariaDB.
- Solid understanding of Data warehousing theory and concepts.
- Experience working with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Experience working in a modern cloud-based environment; Azure, AWS, Kubernetes. Data Warehouse
- Experience with integration tools such as: SSIS, Matillion, NiFi, etc.
- Experience with reporting tools such as: SSRS or Domo.
- Experience using database client tools such as: SSMS, Dbeaver, PGAdmin, MySQL Workbench, etc.
- Experience with scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python, batch files, et
- Experience with Linux.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, observability tools such as NewRelic, Cloud platforms that interact with databases such as Azure Runbooks, Azure Functions, Azure Monitoring, and AWS CloudWatch.
At Truckstop we are dedicated to creating a workplace that is equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for a yearly bonus. Final salary is based on a number of factors including market location, job-related knowledge, education/training, certifications, key skills, experience, internal peer equity as well as business considerations.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$100,000—$130,000 USD
The above description covers the most significant duties performed but does not include other related occasional work that may be assigned or is completed by the employee.
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What We Do
At Truckstop, our One-Team mindset has transformed big dreams into epic success. We commit to principles such as assume positive intent, have each other’s back, and be your authentic self. This results in a feeling of connectedness, so no one feels isolated in a remote work world. Together, we build technology that determines the future of freight.
Partners make the impact.
We call our employees partners because we are interdependent upon each other to achieve greatness. From day one, we empower our partners with the freedom to innovate, take smart risks, and voice bold ideas. This autonomy allows our partners to think big and make an impact.
Imagine greatness and own it.
Imagine a place where you are equipped to drive your career – where exploration is encouraged, and opportunities present themselves to the curious. This is Truckstop.com. Our TLC (Truckstop Learning Center) and AI Talent Marketplace are examples of tools that help our partners develop new and critical skills. We are committed to empowering our partners to own their greatness.
Flexibility to help you balance.
We encourage our partners to embrace the richness of North America like the trucker who drives its highways. Whether seaside, countryside, or citified, wherever our partners draw inspiration from is where we want them to be. If it’s in an office or working from home, we set them up with the resources they need to excel.
The best of two worlds.
After 25 years of steady growth and profitability, Truckstop.com caught the eye of tech investor ICONIQ Capital. They saw how our breakthrough SaaS solutions impact an $800 billion industry. Our partners enjoy the stability of historical success yet are primed for exponential growth.
Why Work With Us
We are creating a culture of brilliant minds and generous hearts who care deeply about other's success. Our drive for greatness produces high expectations, yet our regard for humans is even higher.
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