Senior Database Reliability Engineer

HFM; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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Hybrid Work Model (2 days working from

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Job summary

HFM is seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer in Kuala Lumpur to lead the design, scaling, and reliability of our datastore infrastructure. You will collaborate with DevOps and software teams to ensure data integrity, security, and high availability across multi-asset trading platforms.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in database reliability, strong Python skills, and hands-on experience with RDBMS, backups, disaster recovery, and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Graphite.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of working experience in database reliability/DevOps
• Familiarity with Python and RDBMS design/maintenance
• Ability to optimize queries and tune database engines
• Experience in backups, restore, disaster recovery
• Version control with Git
• Excellent cross-team communication
• Experience with monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Graphite

Responsibilities

• Plan and scale datastores to meet requirements
• Automate manual tasks to protect data integrity
• Perform backup and recovery testing and security audits
• Collaborate with DevOps and team leads for reliability
• Educate developers and build guardrails
• Participate in on-call rotation
• Guide engineers in database performance optimization

Skills

Python

Database design

Communication

Query optimization

Tools

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

Graphite

Job description

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Posted on 23/09/2026

• Country Malaysia
• Postal Code NA

Job Description

HFM is aninternationally acclaimed multi-asset broker, deliveringcutting-edge trading tools, platforms, and conditions totraders worldwide. We are committed to innovation,transparency, and excellence in the financial markets.

As wecontinue to expand, we are seeking a driven and strategic Senior Database Reliability Engineer tojoin our team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the planning, management, and scaling of datastores to meet requirements.
• Protect databases through rigorous testing of backup and recovery processes and perform regular security audits.
• Use software and tooling to automate manual tasks, enabling engineers to innovate without risking data integrity.
• Conduct risk analysis to determine which database challenges to address and which to automate or optimize.
• Work closely with DevOps and team leaders to ensure high levels of standardization, reliability, testability, maintainability, and system availability.
• Educate and support developers, building necessary guardrails to empower them in their database management efforts.
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation.
  

Requirements

Requirements

• Familiarity with Python
• Strong foundation in database design, implementation, and maintenance of RDBMSs.
• 3+ years of working experience.
• Ability to guide software engineers in optimizing database performance through query structuring and database engine fine-tuning.
• Expertise in preventing database failures and handling failure recovery scenarios.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts across teams effectively.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Graphite, and Grafana.
• Skilled in documenting and presenting best practices for data storage systems to internal and external teams.

• HybridWork Model (2 days working from home)
• ComprehensiveHealth Insurance (from day one!)
• 21days of Annual Leave
• BirthdayLeave
• ReferralBonus Program

Additional Support

• VisaSponsorship and Relocation Assistance (If applicable)