Staff Database Reliability Engineer, Huntress
DBRE
$170-195k
+ Bonus + Equity
Managed cyber security platform for SMBs
Be an early applicant
Managed cyber security platform for SMBs
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-195k
+ Bonus + Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To elevate SMBs through education and community — one hacker at a time.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience with scaling, configuration, maintenance and management of PostgreSQL clusters in production environments
- Expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting replication (e.g., streaming replication, logical replication), failover mechanisms, and robust backup/recovery strategies
- Deep understanding of PostgreSQL's core architecture, including the WAL, transaction management, locking mechanisms, and the role of background processes like autovacuum
- Extensive hands-on experience managing and maintaining large-scale (Terabyte-level or high-transaction volume) PostgreSQL databases in a live, 24/7 production environment
- Experience with observability tools like DataDog, NewRelic, etc. (any tooling is fine)
- Deep experience of tuning critical performance parameters
Desirable
- Understanding of NoSQL data models (e.g., document schemas for MongoDB, key-value structures for Redis, or column families for Cassandra) to optimize for specific access patterns
- Understanding of when to use an RDB and when not to
- Experience with IaC (infrastructure as code)
What the job involves
- Reports to: Engineering Manager
- Huntress is growing our SRE Engineering team and is looking for an experienced engineer who is passionate about stability, resilience, and scalability
- You’ll be joining a high-performing team responsible for proactively building, monitoring, and implementing the databases that are a core part of the Huntress Security Platform and supporting our millions of installed endpoint agents
- Continuously review and fine-tune critical PostgreSQL configuration parameters (e.g., shared_buffers, work_mem, autovacuum settings) to maximize resource utilization and match the current workload profile
- Forecast future resource needs based on application growth and agent usage trends, and propose scaling solutions
- Design, implement, and manage comprehensive monitoring dashboards and alerting systems to track key performance indicators (KPIs) like latency, throughput, connection count, and cache hit ratio
- Design, implement, and maintain optimal indexing strategies to support application requirements, and systematically identify and remove redundant or underutilized indexes that degrade write performance
- Implement and manage advanced scaling techniques such as database partitioning for large tables and, where necessary, coordinate efforts for database sharding
- Partner with SRE team to optimize PostgreSQL deployments in Azure, ensuring efficient use of cloud-specific storage and networking
- Provide technical guidance to application teams on their query/schema/index designs
Our take
In a world of increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats, many SMBs don’t have the resources to protect themselves. Huntress addresses the need for robust cybersecurity solutions for small to medium sized businesses, which make up 99% of the US business landscape.
The company offers a managed security platform, which third party resellers leverage to protect their clients from attacks. Launched in 2015, Huntress has grown well over the years, attracting plenty of investment and expanding its headcount into the hundreds.
In recent years, Huntress has turned its eye to acquisitions and new product launches, as well as major international expansion. A considerable influx of funding will support these initiatives, as well as allow the company to maintain sales momentum by expanding its go-to-market efforts.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2024
$150m
SERIES D
May 2023
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $289.8m
Company benefits
- 100% Remote: We’ve been a remote team from day one—and we’ve got the tools, systems and processes to be successful from anywhere in the world.
- PTO & Parental Leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave, along with vacation, sick time and floating holidays.
- 401K Match: We offer a 5% contribution to your 401k—even if you’re not paying into it yourself.
- Growth Opportunities: We’re super committed to employee development, both within and outside of Huntress – including education assistance programs, hands-on training and more.
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and everything you’d expect from a company that cares about its team members.
- Stock Options: All full-time employees get stock options and benefit from the continued growth and success of the company.
Company HQ
Ellicott City, MD
Leadership
Kyle Hanslovan
(Co-founder & CEO)Spent nine years as a Cyber Warfare Operator for Air National Guard, and seven years as an Information Assurance Officer for the United States Air Force. Co-founded and was CEO of boutique cyber security company StrategicIO, and was a Senior Cyber Vulnerability Analyst at ManTech International Corporation.
Chris Bisnett
(Co-founder & CTO)US Navy Veteran, serving for five years as a Vulnerability Analyst focused on the Department of Defense network. Operated in a number of Senior Security Engineering roles after leaving the Navy. Former CTO of LegalConfirm.com (acquired by Capital Confirmation, 2014).
John Ferrell
(Co-founder)Spent five years as a Security Engineer and CNO Analyst over two spells at ManTech International, with one year as a Linux Systems Engineer at SPARTA in the interim. Was a CNO Developer at StrategicIO before co-founding Huntress.
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