Sr Engineering Team Lead - Database - Platform

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

# Sr Engineering Team Lead - Database - Platformat Wise • Worship St, London, UKBack to jobs1. Home2. Jobs3. UK4. Sr Engineering Team Lead - Database - Platform2d agoW## Sr Engineering Team Lead - Database - PlatformWise10Engineering, Database, PlatformFull-timeGBP 135,000 - GBP 175,000 - yearlyWorship St, London, UKApply Job### Job DescriptionWise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money. The company's mission is to make international money movement easier and save customers money. As an Engineering Lead in the wider Platform tribe and Engineering organisation, you will have an opportunity to directly affect database technologies and automation strategy, scalability and reliability, building production systems that are ultimately making things better for all customers.About the team: Database Platform. For Wise customers, using the app is simple, but behind it is a complex engine generating terabytes of data daily. Database Reliability Engineering is core, providing databases as a service and working with the Database Platform team to manage a vast estate of database technologies.You will be responsible for the well-being of the team, coaching, mentoring and growing a high-performing team in bringing value by working on high-impact solutions. You will support the team with occasional hands-on involvement as a software engineer and systems operator, bringing senior engineering expertise into building solutions. You'll be collaborating with other leads, engineers, and product managers across the organisation. The role involves looking at big picture challenges across analytics, engineering, and business. You are a strong leader, experienced in problem-solving and guiding engineering teams through the complexities of project delivery using both agile and traditional methodologies. You're an excellent communicator, engaging effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve goals, and are capable of presenting to the wider organisation when necessary. You're comfortable taking ownership of vendor negotiations and explaining costs to the business.### Skills Required* Python* Java* System design* Engineering principles* AWS* GCP* Platform engineering* SQL* NoSQL* High availability* Scalability* Security* Operational excellence* Service reliability engineering* Configuration management* Ansible* Packer* CI/CD* GitHub Actions* Infrastructure as Code* Terraform* Containers* Docker* Kubernetes* Workflow orchestration* Temporal* Cadence* AWS Step Functions