About this opportunity
Fuse Energy lists this Database Reliability Engineer opportunity in washington, District of Columbia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Fuse Energy is an energy startup on a mission to make energy abundant and affordable, fast. We combine first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system.
We've raised over $200M from top-tier investors including Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, 20VC, Hummingbird and Collaborative Fund, alongside strategic angels including Nico Rosberg and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify and Uber.
We're building a fully integrated energy company: developing our own solar, batteries and other generation projects, building our own hardware, improving and developing grid infrastructure, trading power in real time, using AI across the business, and installing distributed energy in homes. By selling directly to consumers we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass the savings on to our customers.
We're hiring a Database Reliability Engineer to own the reliability, performance and scalability of Fuse's data infrastructure. This is a remote role.
Responsibilities
Own the reliability, performance and scalability of Fuse's database infrastructure across Postgres and ClickHouse
Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting and product needsOwn the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models
Migrate and transform data from Postgres into ClickHouse, ensuring performance and reliability
Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams
Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable, trustworthy datasets
Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency and enforce clean modelling standards
Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC, minimising direct DB modifications
Requirements
3+ years in a backend engineering or data-focused engineering role
Excellent SQL; proficiency in Python and SQL is non-negotiable
Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly Postgres
Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real-world business logic
Familiarity with DBT or similar data transformation frameworks
Strong understanding of data validation, testing and quality assurance practices
Manages all infrastructure through IaC tooling (Pulumi, AWS CDK), treating the database as code
Grasps new business domains quickly, translating unfamiliar logic into clean, intuitive data models
Bonus: ClickHouse or columnar databases; cloud-based data orchestration (Dagster, Step Functions); CI/CD for data pipelines and transformations; operating databases at scale in production
Benefits
Competitive salary and eligibility for equity
Biannual bonus scheme
Fully expensed tech to match your needs
Private health insurance
Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees
As we hire globally, benefits vary by location.
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Worksite address
washington, DC, 20022, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.