Postgres Reliability Engineer – Multi-Cloud & Observability
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Job summary
Starling Bank is seeking an experienced data-focused engineer to modernize and scale our database footprint while building robust observability and disaster recovery capabilities. You will work on Java microservices that manage database monitoring, failover, and replication workflows across regions, ensuring data integrity and high availability.
The role emphasizes Terraform-driven automation, deep PostgreSQL expertise, and a security-minded approach to production systems in a hybrid cloud
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and database concepts
- Strong automation and programming mindset
- Interest in observability and security best practices
Responsibilities
- Modernize and scale the RDS fleet using Terraform to maintain databases and automate performance tuning
- Build proactive monitoring for the global database fleet with Prometheus, Grafana, Dash0, Sentry, Humio
- Design and implement rigorous Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery strategies across regions
- Architect cross-cloud portability using CNPG and cloud-native patterns for provider-agnostic deployments
- Develop production-grade Java microservices to orchestrate database monitoring, failover and replication workflows
- Work with PostgreSQL fundamentals including query execution, indexing, locking and performance tuning
Job description
Starling Bank is seeking an experienced data-focused engineer to modernize and scale our database footprint while building robust observability and disaster recovery capabilities. You will work on Java microservices that manage database monitoring, failover, and replication workflows across regions, ensuring data integrity and high availability.
The role emphasizes Terraform-driven automation, deep PostgreSQL expertise, and a security-minded approach to production systems in a hybrid cloud
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