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Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)
Okta INC · 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 93 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 52 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Okta INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Staff Software Engineer” (Database Architects) in OH: $148k–$148k, median $148k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 93 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 52 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) Experience Level: Mid–Senior (4+ years PostgreSQL experience) About the Role We are looking for a highly skilled Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with deep expertise in PostgreSQL at scale and solid experience with MySQL. In this role, you will design, operationalize, and optimize the data persistence layer that powers our large-scale, mission-critical systems. You will work closely with SRE, Platform, and Engineering teams to ensure performance, reliability, automation, and operational excellence across our database environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building resilient data infrastructure, not just administering it. Responsibilities: Architecture, Reliability & Performance • Design, implement, and operate highly available PostgreSQL clusters (physical replication, logical replication, sharding/partitioning, failover automation). • Optimize query performance, indexing strategies, schema design, and storage engines. • Perform capacity planning, growth forecasting, and workload modeling. • Own high-availability strategies including automatic failover, multi-AZ/multi-region setups, and disaster recovery. Automation & Tooling • Develop automation for any and all tasks including but not limited to: provisioning, configuration, backups, failovers, vacuum tuning, and schema management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes Operators, or custom tooling. • Build monitoring, alerting, and self-healing systems for PostgreSQL and MySQL. Operations & Incident Response • Lead response during database incidents—performance regressions, replication lag, deadlocks, bloat issues, storage failures, etc. • Conduct root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Partner with software engineers to review SQL, optimize schemas, and ensure efficient use of PostgreSQL features. • Provide guidance on database-related design patterns, migrations, version upgrades, and best practices. Required Qualifications • 4 plus years of hands-on PostgreSQL experience in high-volume, distributed, or large-scale production environments. • Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL internals (WAL, MVCC, bloat/ vacuum tuning, query planner, indexing, logical replication). • Production experience with MySQL (InnoDB internals, replication, performance tuning). • Advanced SQL and strong understanding of schema design and query optimization. • Experience with Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and systems troubleshooting. • Experience building automation with Go or Python. • Production experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PMM, pg_stat_statements, etc.). • Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS or GCP). Preferred/Bonus Qualifications • Experience with PgBouncer, HAProxy, or other connection-pooling/load-balancing layers. • Exposure to event streaming (Kafka, Debezium) and change data capture. • Experience supporting 24/7 production environments with on-call rotation. • Contributions to open-source PostgreSQL ecosystem. This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the succ