Wise

Tech / AI / Software

DataPlatformEngineer-DatabasePlatform-Python

£65–85k london, england, united kingdom FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Data Platform Engineer - Database Platform - Python at Wise. Skills: Platform Engineering, Database Platform Development, Automation, Cloud Infrastructure, Python Development, Distributed Databases. Design, build, and evolve our internal cloud-based database platform. Contribute to the design, validation and rollout of YugabyteDB-based platform components”

What You'll Achieve.

Build and operate a global platform that’s scalable, reliable, and secure; Shape how we run databases globally; Ensure reliability, scalability, and security at every step; Deliver platforms that help product teams move fast - without compromising reliability or security; Empower hundreds of developers to build reliable services faster, with modern tooling and infrastructure at scale; Directly impact the availability, performance, and safety of our customers’ data worldwide

Industry & Context.

Tech / AI / Software

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2+ years of Platform Engineering experience (not software-only), Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), Python development skills (or similar), Solid understanding of software engineering principles - writing secure, testable, maintainable code, Proficiency with Cloud APIs and DevOps tooling (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Teleport), Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams

Nice to Have

Practical experience with distributed databases at scale (YugabyteDB preferred, or CockroachDB/TiDB/Cloud Spanner), Experience or interest in implementing migration patterns (CDC/logical replication, verification and rollback) and automation for provisioning, backups and upgrades, Experience building Database-as-a-Service platforms or internal developer tooling, Some front-end development experience

What You'll Do.

and evolve our internal cloud-based database platform

Contribute to the design

validation and rollout of YugabyteDB-based platform components

Implement automation for provisioning

backups and routine operations for Yugabyte clusters

Help embed security and compliance controls into Yugabyte platform components

Collaborate with product teams

SREs and DBAs to apply platform guardrails for services adopting Yugabyte

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating across the Platform tribe; Work closely with other Platform and Data teams; Collaborate with product teams, SREs and DBAs

Communication Scope

Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams

Full Job 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](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). About the role You’ll work on high-scale systems used by hundreds of engineers, shaping how we run databases globally through automation, observability, and platform thinking - developing the internal database platform, automation, and tooling that powers hundreds of databases across multiple environments. Our team provides “Databases as a Service” to the rest of Wise, managing a critical database estate of ~1,000 instances. You’ll design and build the systems, tooling, and automation that make this possible - ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at every step. We’re looking for a Platform Engineer (IC2 level) to join our Database Platform team. You’ll help build and operate a global platform that’s scalable, reliable, and secure - developing the internal database platform, automation, and tooling that powers hundreds of databases across multiple environments. You’ll work on high-scale systems used by hundreds of engineers, shaping how we run databases globally. Our team provides “Databases as a Service” to the rest of Wise, managing a critical database estate of ~1,000 instances. You’ll design and build the systems, tooling, and automation that make this possible - ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at every step. We are evaluating YugabyteDB as our distributed SQL engine; this role will contribute to validating, automating and operating Yugabyte-based platform components under the guida

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