Database Reliability Engineer
On site
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
07-03-2025
Job Specifications
Company Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
More About Our Mission And What We Offer.
We need a Database Reliability Engineer to join our mission and help us build a global platform that’s scalable, reliable and secure. You’ll dive right into projects in Database Reliability Engineering spanning the breadth of Wise to deliver value for our customers.
Job Description
We are looking for a Database Reliability Engineer with a strong Software Development, or DevOps, background and a passion for Database Engineering and maintaining critical services to join Wise’s Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) team.
The DBRE team are the owners and maintainers of the Wise database engine, which underpins almost every Wise user experience. Our mission is to superpower the Wise revolution with reliable, scalable and performant databases to store and recall data, and provide solutions and best practices within our organisation.
DBREs work in very tight collaboration with the Database Platform team creating a blend of database engineering, dev-ops and software developers that apply sound engineering principles, operational discipline and mature software development and automation, specialising in databases (MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and Redis in particular). In that capacity, DBREs bring database expertise to the Database Engineering group as well as to our engineering teams.
As an international Financial Services company, we also have the responsibility to keep our customers’ money and data safe. The DBRE team plays a critical role in this - by helping our Product Engineers work with Databases safely and ensure that best practices are always applied. To do this we work closely with the other teams building out the Data Platform, and with the wider Platform organisation to build out the required guardrails.
Who We Are Looking For
Here's what we're looking for in a Database Reliability Engineer, but don't be intimidated – if you're passionate about learning and interested in what we do, we'd love to hear from you.
We value a balance between robust engineering skills and a good understanding of database technologies. Ideally, you'll have experience in both areas, with a strong Software Development, or DevOps, background, but if you’re strong in one and eager to learn the other, you could be a great fit too.
Professional Experience
Experience working with relational databases, ideally MariaDB/MySQL, or alternatively PostgreSQL, in production environments.
Have a background as a software developer or DevOps
Familiarity with managing databases in high-demand, 24/7 environments.
Database Skills
Strong knowledge of SQL and PL/pgSQL—debugging and optimization skills are a big plus.
Understanding of database internals and performance tuning for MariaDB/MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Knowledge of backup and recovery processes.
Engineering Skills
Experience designing, implementing, and testing solutions following software engineering principles.
Programming skills in an object-oriented language (Python or Go is a plus).
Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform.
Cloud Experience
Familiarity with cloud technologies, preferably AWS (experience with Aurora and other AWS managed services is beneficial).
Nice To Have
Have experience working in a distributed production environment.
Experience with MongoDB (or any other NoSQL technologies)
Experience in building self-service tooling that helps engineers, analysts or data scientists do their job more efficiently
Knowledge/interest in payment platforms, foreign exchange & highly complex systems
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What You Get In Return
Starting salary: £80,000 - £102,000 + RSUs
The freedom to have real impact
The opportunity to inspire teams across Wise
Flexible working – whether it’s working from home, school plays or life admin we get that flexibility is essential and you’re trusted to do the right thing and be responsible. (3 days a week in the office)
Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities
6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave
A fun work environment with social activities and events
Find out more about our benefits in our London or Tallinn office.
Find Out More About Us
We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We’re proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Every Wiser should feel that they can be themselves at work. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to share their contributions towards mission zero and able to progress in their careers.
Having diverse teams that reflect our diverse customer base helps us build a better product. We can be more creative and empathetic to our customer’s needs and life experiences and make sure we leave no-one behind on our journey to mission-zero.
If you want to find out more about what it’s like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Additional Information
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
About the Company
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move money around the world. With the Wise account people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new cross-border payments network that will one day power money without borders for everyone, everywhere. However you use the platform, Wise is on a mission to make your life easier and save you money. Co-founded by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus... Know more
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