Senior Database Reliability Engineer - Automation Specialist
Innovate with purpose
At BILL, we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don’t stop there: we’re creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters.
Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that’s ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity—and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or working remotely, BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks.
At BILL, we listen, learn, and lead—fostering collaboration and a drive for continuous growth. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that values each person’s unique skills and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we’d love to hear from you—you might be just what we’re looking for, whether in this role or another.
✨ Let’s give businesses more time for what matters.
Make your impact within a rapidly growing Fintech Company
The Core Infrastructure Team is hiring a Senior Database Reliability Engineer with focus on automation to enhance the efficiency and scalability of our database management at BILL. As we grow, automating tasks like provisioning, monitoring, backups, and performance tuning is key to ensuring reliability and streamlining operations. This role combines expertise in database technologies, terraform, CI/CD pipelines, programming, and automation to improve the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of our database systems.
You will focus on automation by developing tools and frameworks to optimize database processes within our AWS infrastructure, supporting our commitment to Infrastructure as Code. As part of the Database Engineering team, you will design and implement automated solutions to further enhance our database operations.
We’d love to chat if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in database engineering or a similar role, with a strong emphasis on automation.
- Extensive experience in using Python, Go, or other programming languages to develop tools and automation, demonstrating strong programming skills and the ability to create robust solutions.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with AWS database services (e.g., RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, particularly with Terraform.
- Extensive experience in designing, developing, and maintaining automated database solutions in AWS environments, with a focus on patching and deployment.
- Proven track record of implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines for database deployments using tools like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
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What’s in it for you?
Redefining how businesses automate their work is a fast-paced, exciting, and fun environment. But we also have benefits and perks to ensure the magic isn’t only experienced by our customers, but by our employees as well.
Here is a preview of some of the amazing benefits here at BILL:
- 100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans (choose HMO, PPO, or HDHP)
- HSA & FSA accounts
- Life Insurance, Long & Short-term disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 11+ Observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time off
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with employee discounts
- Wellness & Fitness initiatives
- Employee recognition and referral programs
- And much more
Don’t believe us? Check out our culture, benefits, and teams on our career site, LinkedIn Life, or YouTube pages.
BILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion. We believe our best ideas come from the unique stories, perspectives, and experiences of our team members. We welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to bring their authentic selves and contribute to our culture.
We are committed to a transparent, inclusive hiring process that reflects our values. If you need accommodations at any stage, please contact interviewaccommodations@hq.bill.com.
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