A database site reliability engineer (SRE) is a specialized role within an organization that focuses on ensuring the reliability and availability of database systems. The role typically involves a combination of engineering and operations tasks, such as designing and implementing database systems, monitoring and managing their performance and availability, and automating the deployment and management of database infrastructure.

Database SREs may work closely with database administrators (DBAs) and other teams, such as development and operations, to ensure that database systems are meeting the needs of the organization and are performing well. They may also be involved in incident response and post-mortem analysis to identify and address any issues with database performance or availability.

Overall, the role of a database SRE is to ensure the reliability and availability of database systems, and to support the development and operations teams in using those systems effectively. This may involve a combination of engineering and operations tasks, and may require a deep understanding of database systems and their underlying technologies.