We’re seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join a cutting-edge engineering team building high-performance, data-intensive platforms.
You’ll be working on large-scale datasets, real-time systems, and performance-critical environments and shaping how data is processed, accessed, and scaled across complex systems.
What you’ll be doing
- Design & optimise databases to support high-performance applications
- Write and fine-tune complex SQL queries to improve speed, efficiency, and scalability
- Diagnose and resolve performance issues, reducing latency across systems
- Work on real-time / high-throughput data pipelines, ensuring reliable ingestion and processing
- Collaborate with engineering teams on system architecture, integration, and product evolution
- Build prototypes and proof-of-concepts to test new approaches and technologies
- Own database operations including monitoring, tuning, patching, and upgrades
- Ensure data integrity, security, and availability at all times
What you’ll bring
- 10+ years’ experience in database engineering / DBA roles
- Strong hands-on expertise with PostgreSQL and/or ClickHouse
- Deep understanding of query optimisation, indexing, and performance tuning
- Experience working with high-volume or real-time data environments
- Solid knowledge of backup/recovery, monitoring, and security best practices
- Degree in Computer Science, IT, or similar
- Strong analytical mindset — you know how to break problems down and solve them properly