Senior SRE, Database

Assured is on a mission to modernize insurance. Claims processing (i.e. should we pay this claim?), while often overlooked, is the foundation of the entire industry. It’s currently highly manual, involving phone calls, faxes, and gut instinct—costing tens of billions of dollars a year. We can do better.

At Assured, we provide large insurers with the software solutions they need to win in a modern, technology-driven world. From self-service claim filing software to backend fraud detection, we’re the engine that powers claims processing for some of the largest insurers in the world.

The challenges we face are deep and diverse—from creating digital experiences that provide comfort and clarity to claimants at their most stressed and vulnerable to orchestrating large-scale ML-driven decision-making on billions of dollars of claims payments, life at Assured is dynamic, collaborative, and rewarding.

We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Database to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have worked in a start-up environment and wants to help us build efficient, reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure and code. You will bring your expertise and understanding in deploying and automating the delivery of modern SaaS platforms at scale.

You will... 

🌎 Optimize and scale our database infrastructure for high performance, focusing initially on PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora

👩‍💻 Implement database monitoring, performance tuning, and scaling solutions to support our growing platform needs

👷 Develop and maintain database optimization strategies to improve overall system performance and reliability

🛠️ Create automated tooling for database management with an eye for consistency and repeatability

🤝 Transition into broader SRE responsibilities after the initial database focus, based on your skillset and team needs

We should talk if…

🦸‍♀️ You have 8+ years of relevant experience in SRE, DevOps, or Database Administration roles

🛠 You have deep expertise with scaling and administering PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora in production environment

🤖 You're proficient with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js development 

⛓️ You have experience designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available and scalable database solutions

🔓 You're comfortable optimizing database performance at scale and implementing best practices

🧑‍🔬 You have a strong engineering background with the ability to troubleshoot complex database issues

Nice to have, but not required:

✨ Experience with Terraform and Terragrunt

🔄 Knowledge of Prisma and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks

🐳 Experience with containerization technologies and CI/CD pipelines

📊Experience with RedShift or other data warehouses

In your first month at our company, you may…

⚙️ Analyze our current database architecture and identify opportunities for performance optimization

🔌 Develop enhanced database monitoring and alerting capabilities to improve observability

👾 Implement solutions to optimize database queries and improve application performance

🔧 Begin collaborating with development teams to establish database best practices

Benefits:

🤑 Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and equity package!

🏥 Comprehensive Health Care: Access to multiple medical plans with an HSA option and minimal out-of-pocket expenses. Certain plans covered 100%.

🦷 Dental Insurance: We protect those pearly whites

👀 Vision Insurance: Everyone can see clearly now at Assured

🌧 Life Insurance: It's on the house! Provided at no cost to you

🏄 Paid Time Off: Uncapped vacation days and paid holidays. Take that vacation!

👶 Family Leave: Maternity and paternity leave options

📈 Financial Wellness: 401(k) contribution with Assured contributing 3% of your income, even if you don't contribute

👪 Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care FSAs for pre-tax flexible spending

Our Commitment:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.