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ENVIRONMENT
Are you passionate about databases, performance tuning, and keeping complex data systems running smoothly at scale?
Join a specialised engineering team working with a wide range of technologiesfrom Postgres, MySQL, and MariaDB to TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
Our client looking for A Database Engineer who enjoys digging deep into database internals and ensuring reliability, availability, and performance across mission-critical environments.
What Youll Do
- Design, configure, and operate relational, time-series, and NoSQL databases
- Tune performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimise data systems
- Deploy and manage databases in cloud and containerised environments (Kubernetes/Docker)
- Build and refine SQL queries, stored procedures, and database APIs (Python/PHP)
- Implement backups, restores, and disaster recovery workflows
- Work with platform/infrastructure engineers on storage, capacity planning, and performance
- Help automate database provisioning and operational processes
What Youll Need
- 5+ years working with production databases at scale
- Deep SQL experience & strong understanding of database performance
- Experience with Postgres/MySQL/MariaDB + at least one NoSQL or time-series database
- Comfort with cloud/container environments (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Linux/Unix experience
- Knowledge of CI/CD or automation tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible)
Nice to Have
- Exposure to Kafka or high-throughput systems
- Experience with distributed storage or parallel file systems
- Interest in performance engineering or advanced monitoring/observability
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