Senior Lead, Database Platform Engineering

Software Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is seeking an Sr Engineering Team Lead for the Database Platform in London. You will shape the database technologies, automation strategy, and scalable production systems used by millions of users daily.

You will coach a high-performing team, balance hands-on engineering with leadership, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, cost-effective platform solutions in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading database platform teams.
• Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and data tooling.
• Cloud and on‑premise hybrid architectures with scalable platforms.

Responsibilities

• Coach and grow a high‑performing engineering team.
• Own end‑to‑end platform solutions and architecture.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers across the organization.
• Hands‑on coding and systems operator when needed.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Python

Java

System design

AWS

GCP

SQL

NoSQL

High availability

Security

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as Code

AWS

GCP

Temporal

Cadence

Job description

Wise is seeking an Sr Engineering Team Lead for the Database Platform in London. You will shape the database technologies, automation strategy, and scalable production systems used by millions of users daily.

You will coach a high-performing team, balance hands-on engineering with leadership, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, cost-effective platform solutions in a fast-paced fintech environment.