Database Reliability Engineer; Oracle & Automation Focus

Overview

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 By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. 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 tackles challenges and builds cutting-edge solutions.

BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks, whether in our offices in San Jose, CA, or Draper, UT, or remotely.

BILL builds high performing teams and seeks 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 whether in this role or another. Let’s give businesses more time for what matters.

The Core Infrastructure Team is responsible for managing all of the infrastructure and databases  utilize Foglight, Data Dog (for Logging, Metrics, and APM), Splunk, and Cloud Watch for real-time alerts. We are strong advocates of Infrastructure as Code and use Terraform and AWS ECS. We are looking for a Staff Database Reliability Engineer with deep expertise in Oracle on AWS to join and support our mission-critical database systems.

This role is not a traditional "Click-Ops" DBA. We seek an automation-first engineer focused on modernizing enterprise database stacks, reducing manual toil, and tackling large data challenges to drive business results.

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.

What you’ll do: As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer, you will work with Systems Engineers and Architects to design, implement, and scale the database engines powering the BILL suite of applications. You will drive automation, reliability, and performance improvements across Oracle and cloud-native environments.

• Deep Oracle Expertise: 8+ years of experience in database engineering with a primary focus on Oracle (19c or later), including 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).
• Automation
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in 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 Golden Gate for real-time data integration and migration.
• Git Ops Mindset:
  Experience applying an SDLC approach to infrastructure changes (CI/CD pipelines, Git Lab/Git Hub).
• Observability:
  Experience with Foglight, Data Dog, Splunk, and Cloud Watch for real-time monitoring and issue resolution.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Oracle Certification: OCP or OCM credentials.
• Modern CDC Tools:
  Familiarity with Debezium.
• No
  
  SQL
  
  Experience:
  
  Dynamo
  
  DB.
• AWS Certification: AWS Certified Database - Specialty.
• IaC Certification:
  Terraform Associate.

The estimated salary range for this role is noted below for our San Jose-based role and may vary by candidate experience, expertise, and location. The role is eligible for a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and other benefits. Salary:
San Jose pay range $180,000—$216,000 USD.

Redefining how businesses automate their work is a fast-paced, exciting environment.…