Database SRE

Database SRE

Job Description

[c. $300-400k Comp Package | Hybrid Working]

We’re partnering with a leading global trading firm that’s on the lookout for a seasoned Database SRE to join their high-performance Trading Systems Infrastructure team. In this role, you’ll take ownership of a complex, globally distributed database estate - designing, building, and fine-tuning systems where performance, scalability, and reliability are critical. It’s a high-impact opportunity for an engineer ready to shape the future of database operations alongside a tight-knit, technically mature team...

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, construct, and sustain the SQL and NoSQL database infrastructure, supporting a globally dispersed trading platform and extending to large-scale research
• Configure and optimise PostgreSQL and MySQL servers for critical, real-time trading workflows
• Analyse and enhance the performance of PostgreSQL and MySQL queries and supporting infrastructure on Debian Linux
• Revolutionise the metrics and alerting landscape using tools like Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, and Grafana
• Design and implement Redis-based key/value stores for existing and future requirements
• Utilise infrastructure-as-code tools and services (such as Salt and Terraform) to streamline processes
• Build and assess proof of concept datastores to meet user requirements

What You Bring...

• 5+ years of experience in database management and infrastructure engineering
• Demonstrated expertise in creating and managing production database infrastructure, encompassing security, replication, and observability (monitoring, alerting, logging)
• Deep understanding of modern database technologies and their trade-offs, including distributed databases, time-series databases, relaxed consistency models, and columnar storage
• Experience with dynamic clustering solutions such as Patroni
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Linux, particularly Debian
• Extensive experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Proficient in programming with the ability to write Python, understanding data structures and software design principles
• Strong skills in performance troubleshooting and networking
• (Preferred) Familiarity with Redis, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, and Grafana

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