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$104,000–$166,000/yr
US

  • Operate production databases on AWS including RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, and OpenSearch, ensuring reliability and scalability.
  • Own database architecture, performance tuning, capacity planning, and backup/recovery strategies with validated RTO/RPO testing.
  • Automate database operations using Terraform, Ansible, and Python, and lead incident response with root-cause analysis.

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US Unlimited PTO

  • Own the reliability, performance, and availability of all production databases across EHR, Data, and AI teams.
  • Manage database alerting, observability, and on-call rotation, and educate engineering teams on database hygiene.
  • Dive deep into query optimization, cost efficiency, and architecture to ensure clean platform scaling.

Prompt Health revolutionizes healthcare by providing automated B2B enterprise software for rehab therapy businesses. As a rapidly growing market leader, the company fosters a talented and collaborative culture focused on smart work and positive impact.

$112,000–$179,000/yr
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  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions in AWS and other platforms.
  • Lead complex production incidents and drive automation to reduce operational toil.
  • Mentor junior engineers and establish cloud engineering best practices.

Peraton is a national security company that provides mission capability integration and transformative IT solutions to government agencies and the U.S. armed forces. They employ a large, diverse workforce and emphasize innovation and reliability in their operations.

$104,000–$166,000/yr
US

  • Serve as Tier 3 escalation point for complex incidents and outages in the AWS GovCloud environment.
  • Lead proactive identification and mitigation of infrastructure risks using monitoring tools like CloudWatch and Dynatrace.
  • Manage AWS GovCloud infrastructure across 70+ tenant environments ensuring FedRAMP compliance and optimization.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence globally. As a leading mission capability integrator and IT provider, they deliver trusted solutions to protect the nation and allies, with a large workforce supporting government agencies.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Own the reliability, performance, and availability of production databases powering a healthcare technology platform.
  • Manage database observability, automation, incident response, and cloud cost optimization.
  • Educate engineering teams on query optimization and database best practices to prevent issues.

Jobgether is a job matching platform that uses AI to connect candidates with hiring companies. They focus on efficient, objective candidate evaluation and are part of a growing tech ecosystem.

$126,000–$180,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Build automation and Infrastructure as Code for scalable, self-service database provisioning and operations.
  • Ensure reliability and performance of relational databases like PostgreSQL and Aurora through deep expertise.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate data pipelines and reduce operational toil across diverse datastores.

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded in 2014, offering crypto products in over 70 countries. As a publicly traded company, it focuses on bridging traditional finance with the cryptoeconomy and scaling engineering teams.

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  • Operate and maintain high-availability database systems including Vitess (distributed MySQL) and Cassandra against established runbooks.
  • Develop automation for common operational tasks using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews to ensure service reliability and continuous improvement.

Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, helping customers break free from overpriced legacy solutions with cloud storage designed to unlock budgets and unleash innovators. Founded in 2007, the company generates over $136M ARR, manages over three billion gigabytes of data for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, and values diversity, equity, and inclusion in its workforce.

US

  • Serve as the lead administrator for enterprise database, system, and network environments supporting mission-critical operations and sustainment activities.
  • Design, implement, administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise database platforms, operating systems, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Manage database performance, availability, scalability, integrity, and security across production, development, and test environments.

Electrosoft Services, LLC provides comprehensive technology-based solutions and services to federal customers, specializing in cybersecurity, ICAM, Zero Trust, and enterprise AI. They are an award-winning company that retains highly qualified employees through teamwork, growth opportunities, and work-life balance, fostering camaraderie with activities like Lunch & Learn sessions and group outings.

$110,000–$118,000/yr
US

  • Own the design, resilience, and health of infrastructure across AWS and hybrid on-prem/Azure/GCP environments.
  • Execute disaster recovery, patching, and security/compliance controls across a large, multi-account, multi-platform estate.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines, automate to reduce toil, and serve as L2 escalation for infrastructure incidents.

HealthEdge offers AI-powered operational infrastructure for health insurance companies, guaranteeing an enduring financial edge in an increasingly competitive market. We're experiencing strong market momentum with a growing number of health plans choosing HealthEdge to modernize their operations and competing effectively, making this a pivotal moment to join and shape the future of healthcare technology.

$230,000–$260,000/yr
US

  • Own and evolve Orca’s FedRAMP environment across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and GCP, including infrastructure code, production health, and incident response.
  • Design automation to make compliance a byproduct of system operation, covering continuous validation, drift detection, and evidence collection.
  • Serve as the technical interface to federal customers, agency security teams, and assessors, leading authorization efforts and security reviews.

Orca Security is a cloud security innovation leader that invented agentless technology for comprehensive cloud security. The company is a unicorn with a $1.8 billion valuation, backed by top investors, and fosters a respectful and transparent culture.

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  • Support and optimize AWS infrastructure for Amazon Connect and enterprise cloud platforms.
  • Manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and automate tasks with Python and AWS CLI.
  • Develop dashboards, alerts, and monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.

Miratech is a global IT services and consulting company that helps visionaries change the world by bringing together enterprise and start-up innovation. The company retains nearly 1000 full-time professionals, operates in over 25 countries, and has a culture of Relentless Performance with a 99% project success rate since 1989.

$69,496–$100,010/yr
Canada

  • Design and implement scalable, reliable data store solutions for online and analytical workloads.
  • Manage and optimize SQL Server and MySQL databases, including schema design, query tuning, replication, backup/recovery, and performance monitoring.
  • Collaborate with data engineering and data science teams to deliver scalable, flexible solutions and contribute to data governance and security initiatives.

SurveyMonkey is the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms, combining powerful capabilities with intuitive design. Trusted by millions from startups to Fortune 500 companies, it is a global company with over 25 years of history and a culture that champions inclusion and curiosity.

$130,000–$150,000/yr
US

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable relational database solutions for cloud-native and enterprise applications.
  • Tune database performance across SQL, indexing, schema design, and configuration to meet demanding workloads.
  • Plan and execute database migrations and platform modernization efforts with strong validation and rollback practices.

Redapt Inc. is a pioneering data center infrastructure integrator and cloud services provider. They focus on delivering innovative solutions that power customers' demanding applications and enable data-driven insights.

$180,000–$250,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Own the technical direction and architecture of critical infrastructure domains, establishing scalable patterns and standards.
  • Lead complex, multi-team infrastructure initiatives from design through implementation and production operation.
  • Design and evolve AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure to enable teams to build and deploy systems reliably at scale.

We provide innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transact with confidence. Our company is backed by world-class investors including Craft Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, with offices across the US and India, and we are growing extremely quickly.

US

  • Design and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using OpenTofu and Terraform.
  • Operate Kubernetes workloads on Amazon EKS, managing GitOps deployments with Argo CD and Helm.
  • Implement observability with Datadog, troubleshoot production incidents, and support on-call rotation.

PAR Technology Corporation provides innovative restaurant technology solutions, including point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty, and back-office software, as well as hardware and drive-thru offerings. With over 40 years of experience, the company serves more than 100,000 restaurants globally and fosters a collaborative culture centered on its 'Better Together' ethos.

US

  • Design and build resilient AWS and Kubernetes platforms to improve reliability, scalability, and security.
  • Define SLOs, build observability, automate operational work, and lead incident response and post-incident reviews.
  • Partner with engineering, platform, security, and QA teams to establish reliability standards and optimize cost.

Electric Power Engineers (EPE) provides consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for power and energy clients, focusing on renewable energy and grid modernization. With over half a century in the industry, the company fosters innovation and collaboration, working with industry leaders to build a secure and resilient grid.

$112,000–$179,000/yr
US

  • Implement and maintain smooth operation and physical design of databases, including performance tuning and security controls.
  • Manage day-to-day enterprise security hygiene, including rapid remediation of high-severity CVEs and actively exploited vulnerabilities.
  • Oversee database project scheduling, backups, replication, and administer multiple DBMS such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, and Postgres.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that provides mission capability integration and transformative enterprise IT solutions to protect the nation and allies. They are a large company with thousands of employees, supporting essential government agencies and the U.S. armed forces, with a culture focused on solving complex challenges.

$104,000–$166,000/yr
US

  • Build and maintain telemetry pipelines across Dynatrace, Datadog, and Splunk for metrics, logs, and traces.
  • Design observability for distributed systems in AWS/GovCloud, including dashboards and golden-signal monitoring.
  • Build and tune alert definitions, support on-call rotations, and integrate with ServiceNow.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence globally. They are a leading mission capability integrator and enterprise IT provider, serving essential government agencies and supporting the U.S. armed forces.

$64,021–$92,683/yr
Canada

  • Extend the self-service datastore platform with provisioning automation, guardrails, and paved paths for product engineering teams.
  • Ship observability, alerting, and backup/disaster recovery as built-in defaults for every datastore.
  • Convert recurring pull-in work into platform features or AI tooling that other teams can use directly.

Greenhouse provides a hiring software platform designed to make hiring work for everyone. They have an award-winning culture recognized by Fortune and Inc., and foster inclusivity, transparency, and accountability among their teams.

$160,000–$190,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO 14w maternity 14w paternity

  • Administer and maintain AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365 environments, including infrastructure and identity management.
  • Design and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, automate workflows with PowerShell, Bash, and Python, and integrate into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Support security hardening, compliance (NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP), and AI platform administration for tools like Claude and ChatGPT.

DEFCON AI is an insights company that leverages artificial intelligence, mathematical optimization, and data analytics for resilient optimization of complex systems. They empower customers to anticipate, assess, and mitigate disruptions, and operate under defense-sector compliance obligations.

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  • Become owner/main contributor to PostgreSQL stack
  • Maintain and upgrade DB infrastructure using GCP, AWS, and IaC
  • Manage product infrastructure with Kubernetes and ensure 99.9% uptime SLA

Wrike is a powerful work management platform. With over 1,000 employees across 10 global hubs, it fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration.