Wise

Global technology

PlatformEngineer-DatabasePlatform-Python

£68–88k London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Platform Engineer - Database Platform - Python at Wise. Skills: Platform Engineering, Database Platform, Automation, YugabyteDB. Design database platform. Build database platform”

What You'll Achieve.

build and operate a global platform that’s scalable, reliable, and secure; shaping how we run databases globally; ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at every step; make our systems more resilient; developer-friendly systems; simplify complex infrastructure; build guardrails; deliver platforms that help product teams move fast

Industry & Context.

Global technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Platform Engineering experience, cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), Python development skills, software engineering principles, Cloud APIs, DevOps tooling

Nice to Have

distributed databases at scale, YugabyteDB, CockroachDB, TiDB, Cloud Spanner, migration patterns, automation for provisioning, backups and upgrades, Database-as-a-Service platforms, internal developer tooling, front-end development experience

What You'll Do.

Design database platform

Build database platform

Evolve database platform

Contribute to YugabyteDB design

Validate YugabyteDB components

Rollout YugabyteDB components

Embed security controls

Embed compliance controls

Collaborate with product teams

Apply platform guardrails

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

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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