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Staff Database Reliability Engineer

Client Server

London

Hybrid

GBP 100,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

A leading tech company in London is seeking a Staff Database Reliability Engineer to work on scalable, data-intensive systems. You will collaborate with software engineers to optimise databases and modernise systems for cloud services. This role offers a competitive salary package up to £120k, with flexible working arrangements including remote work and monthly office visits in London.

Benefits

Employee stock options plan
Flexible vacation allowing 35 days of annual leave
Creativity and Wellness package
Professional development allowance
Sociable office environment with free snacks and lunch

Qualifications

  • Experience in a similar role Database Reliability Engineer DRE or Site Reliability Engineer SRE.
  • Experience with ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability of large-scale database clusters.
  • Collaborative with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with software engineering teams as an internal consultant on databases.
  • Drive the use of automation and modernise systems preparing for cloud transitions.
  • Help choose the right databases for applications and carry out complex query optimisation.

Skills

Database Reliability Engineer experience
Deep knowledge of MySQL
Strong knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL
Experience with AWS and/or GCP
Excellent communication skills

Tools

XtraDB
Bigtable
DynamoDB
GraphDB

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE (MySQL NoSQL RDBMS) London / WFH to £120k

Do you have experience of working on highly scalable, data intensive systems?

You could be progressing your career at one of Europe's fastest growing audio content platforms with 176 million active users and ambitious growth plans to become the world's number one music streaming service.

As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE you will collaborate with software engineering teams, acting as an internal consultant to provide expertise on databases, helping to choose which to use for a particular application and carrying out complex query optimisation. You'll drive the use of automation, modernising the systems and preparing them to transition to AWS / GCP cloud based services.

This is an impactful role where you'll be able to influence and see the results of your work.

Location / WFH:

You'll be able to work from home / remotely fulltime, with the caveat that'll join the team in London once a month, there's a lot of flexibility, you may prefer to go in more often, the offices are seriously cool and offer a sociable environment with a range of perks and experiences.

About you:

  • You have experience in a similar role Database Reliability Engineer DRE, Site Reliability Engineer SRE position
  • You have a deep knowledge of MySQL including on-prem and cloud tooling e.g. XtraDB
  • You have a strong knowledge across RDBMS and NoSQL databases, they're also using Bigtable, DynamoDB and GraphDB
  • You have experience with AWS and / or GCP cloud migrations
  • You have strong experience of ensuring the reliability, performance and scalability of large scale database clusters in mission critical production environments
  • You have experience of managing large cluster upgrades and migrations
  • You're collaborative with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

What's in it for you:

As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE you will earn a competitive salary package including:

  • Salary to £120k
  • Employee stock options plan
  • Flexible vacation and public holidays allowing you 35 days of annual leave
  • Creativity and Wellness package covering everything from gym memberships, photography, language courses, books
  • Professional development allowance covering things like books, conferences and training
  • Remote working most of the time if desired (x1 month in London)
  • A sociable office environment with free snacks, drinks and lunch if you are in the office
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