Lead Database Engineer | London, UK | In-Office

Lead Database Engineer – Permanent - £100,000 -£120,000 + Bonus & Benefits & Growth Opportunity

I am working with a growing data company in the global crypto economy. They are looking to bring in aLead Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize scalable database solutions that power our applications and services.

You'll be working at the forefront of Blockchain and crypto and be part of an innovative and mission driven company.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, implement, and maintainrobust, scalable, and efficient database solutions
• Optimise databaseperformance, security, and availability
• Work withcross-functional teams to translate business needs into data-driven solutions
• Implementbest practices for database architecture, monitoring, and backup/recovery
• Stay ahead of industry trends and emergingcloud database technologies

What They're Looking For:

• Extensive experience in database engineering, with a proven track record inlarge-scale databases
• Expertise inPostgreSQL, including performance tuning and optimization
• Cloud database experience (preferablyGCP or AWS)
• StrongDevOps knowledge (Terraform, automation, scripting)
• Excellentproblem-solving and communication skills
• Knowledge ofdatabase security and compliance standards

Extra's

• Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes experience
• Cloud certification (AWS Certified Database - Specialty, Google Professional Data Engineer)
• Experience withPython, Bash, or automation tools

If you're passionate about high-performance databases and love solving complex data challenges, this role is for you! Please apply and I will be in touch with further details.