Database Solutions Engineer

3 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Selby Jennings Full time

We are working with a high-performing multi-strategy hedge fund, seeking an experienced database engineer with a strong background in PostgreSQL and familiarity with open-source technologies. This role will place you within their database platform team to design, implement, and maintain critical database infrastructure.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and manage database solutions focused primarily on PostgreSQL, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across various platforms.
  • Serve as a PostgreSQL expert with 5+ years of experience managing PostgreSQL databases in both on-premise and cloud environments (AWS RDS, Aurora).
  • Utilize pgAdmin, Prometheus, Grafana to manage, monitor, and optimize database performance.
  • Proactively monitor database performance and resolve issues to ensure seamless operations and scalability.
  • Implement database security measures, including encryption, access controls, and monitoring.
  • Collaborate with development and business teams to optimize database schemas, queries, and indexing to improve performance and scalability.

Requirements:
  • 5+ years of production experience managing PostgreSQL databases, with a focus on high availability, performance tuning, and optimization.
  • Strong experience with AWS databases such as RDS and Aurora, with knowledge of cloud architecture.
  • Familiarity with SQL Server or other RDBMS platforms (e.g., MySQL, Oracle) is advantageous.
  • Experience in Linux-based environments for database management.
  • Solid understanding of security best practices and tools for encryption, database security, and permissions management.
  • Previous experience in the financial services sector, particularly with hedge funds or investment banks.

The estimated salary for this position is $140,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on experience.



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