Database / Data Engineer

Database / Data Engineer

£50,000 - £55,000 | Fully Remote, UK | Permanent

Are you a Database or Data Engineer who enjoys finding performance problems and designing better solutions, rather than simply maintaining databases?

We’re working with a growing technology company operating a high-volume, real-time data platform. They are creating a brand-new Database / Data Engineer position to take greater ownership of how data is structured, retrieved, cached and optimised across their systems.

The company handles fast-moving data where speed, reliability and low latency are critical. With significant growth planned over the next few years, they need an engineer who can help ensure the platform scales effectively as data volumes increase.

The Role

You’ll become the dedicated database/data specialist within an established development team, working across an environment that includes PostgreSQL, Redis, DynamoDB and AWS.

This isn't a traditional DBA position.

You'll work closely with developers and DevOps to understand existing data flows, identify performance issues and improve how applications access and retrieve data.

Your responsibilities will include:

Optimising PostgreSQL queries, indexes and database structures

Investigating slow queries and performance bottlenecks

Designing efficient data retrieval and access patterns

Creating and maintaining views and materialised views

Reviewing how Redis is used for caching and real-time data

Helping determine when data should be cached, persisted or archived

Improving database performance across APIs and customer-facing services

Monitoring database health, performance and query load

Supporting database security, resilience, backups and recovery

Helping shape database standards and longer-term data architecture

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have:

Strong PostgreSQL and SQL experience

Good knowledge of database design and indexing

Strong query optimisation and performance-tuning skills

Experience analysing slow queries and query plans

Experience with Redis or similar caching/in-memory technologies

Experience working with high-volume, real-time or time-sensiti...