PostgreSQL DB Reliability Engineer — Scale & Automate

Wise; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer to manage and improve critical database systems, primarily using PostgreSQL. The ideal candidate will possess strong platform engineering skills, a proactive approach to system reliability, and experience with automation tools. This position offers a starting salary of £65,000 to £85,000 per annum plus benefits, in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

RSUs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

International team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large-scale, highly available PostgreSQL deployments in a 24/7 production environment.
• A proactive approach to system reliability, observability, and capacity planning.
• Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, replication, and performance tuning.
• Demonstrable expertise in database administration, security, and reliability best practices.

Responsibilities

• Engineers reliable, scalable, and performant database solutions.
• Collaborates closely with Database Platform and Product Engineering teams.
• Establish best practices that keep customer data safe.

Skills

PostgreSQL management

System reliability

Observability

Capacity planning

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

GCP

Python

Go

Job description

A global technology company is seeking a Database Reliability Engineer to manage and improve critical database systems, primarily using PostgreSQL. The ideal candidate will possess strong platform engineering skills, a proactive approach to system reliability, and experience with automation tools. This position offers a starting salary of £65,000 to £85,000 per annum plus benefits, in a hybrid work environment.