Staff Database Reliability Engineer (Oracle & Automation Focus)

BILL • San Jose, CA

13h

About The Position

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 By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations.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.
BILL builds high performing teams and we seek to hire the best talent for every role. We're committed to building a workplace that fosters inclusion and diverse perspectives, valuing each person’s unique skills and experiences. 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 responsible for managing all of the infrastructure and databases at BILL. We utilize Foglight, DataDog (for Logging, Metrics, and APM), Splunk, and CloudWatch for real-time alerts. We are strong advocates of Infrastructure as Code, and to achieve this, we utilize Terraform and AWS ECS.
We are looking for a Staff Database Reliability Engineer with deep expertise in Oracle on AWS to join us in supporting and enhancing our mission-critical database systems. As a member of the team, you will collaborate closely with our Systems Engineers and Architects to design, implement, and scale the database engines that power the BILL suite of applications.
This role is not for a traditional "Click-Ops" DBA. We are seeking an automation-first engineer. If you thrive on modernizing enterprise database stacks, writing code to eliminate manual toil, and tackling complex challenges involving large datasets to drive business results, this is the ideal job for you.
Your Role: As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer, you will serve as the Subject Matter Expert responsible for managing, optimizing, and ensuring the stability of our Oracle and cloud-native ecosystems. You will pivot our stack toward full automation, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and seamless scaling.

Requirements

• Deep Oracle Expertise: 8+ years of experience in database engineering with a primary focus on Oracle (19c or later), including strong skills in performance tuning (AWR, ASH, execution plans), security, and access control.
• AWS Experience: 3+ years managing mission-critical Oracle databases on AWS (RDS Custom or EC2).
• Mandatory Automation Skills: Proven proficiency in EITHER Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (writing custom modules, state management) OR advanced scripting/development using Python (boto3, automation frameworks). Candidates must be able to demonstrate code samples.
• Replication Mastery: Advanced experience with Oracle GoldenGate for real-time data integration and migration.
• GitOps Mindset: Experience applying an SDLC approach to infrastructure changes (CI/CD pipelines, GitLab/GitHub).
• Observability: Experience with monitoring and alerting tools like Foglight, DataDog, Splunk, and CloudWatch for real-time performance monitoring and issue resolution.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle Certification: Possession of OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) or OCM (Oracle Certified Master) credentials.
• Modern CDC Tools: Familiarity with open-source replication tools like Debezium.
• NoSQL Experience: Hands-on experience with DynamoDB.
• AWS Certification: AWS Certified Database - Specialty.
• IaC Certification: HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.

Responsibilities

• As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer, you will serve as the Subject Matter Expert responsible for managing, optimizing, and ensuring the stability of our Oracle and cloud-native ecosystems.
• You will pivot our stack toward full automation, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and seamless scaling.

Benefits

• 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
• medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending & health savings account, paid holidays, paid time off, and other company benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level