Exness
fintech
SeniorDatabaseEngineer(Clickhouse)
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“Senior Database Engineer (Clickhouse) at Exness. Skills: ClickHouse, Database architecture, Automation. Design distributed database architectures. Evolve distributed database architectures”
Industry & Context.
Solve complex technical problems independently; Troubleshoot and resolve complex database performance and reliability issues; Analyze and optimize complex queries and database workloads; Identify and eliminate system-wide performance bottlenecks
Full relocation support for you and your family, Employee share scheme, Branded MINI Cooper Countryman company car and private parking, Access to Corporate doctor, Expat tax perks: up to 50% income tax exemption, Support with the naturalisation process
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4–7+ years of experience in database engineering / DBA roles, Experience working with high-load, distributed systems, Deep expertise in at least two production-grade database platforms (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc. ), experience with HA/DR strategies and database clustering, Understanding of SLI/SLO principles and production reliability practices, Advanced performance tuning and query optimization skills, understanding of database fundamentals: consistency, isolation, scaling, Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc. ), Experience with automation (scripts, IaC, CI/CD pipelines), ownership and accountability for production systems, Ability to solve complex technical problems independently
Nice to Have
ClickHouse expertise
What You'll Do.
Design distributed database architectures
Evolve distributed database architectures
Own replication strategies
Own failover mechanisms
Own data consistency models
Ensure reliability of database platforms
Lead incident response
Lead root cause analysis
Troubleshoot database performance issues
Resolve database reliability issues
Define preventive measures
Analyze complex queries
Optimize database workloads
Design indexing strategies
Identify performance bottlenecks
Eliminate system-wide bottlenecks
Design automation for database operations
Implement automation for database operations
Improve Infrastructure-as-Code
Improve deployment processes
Reduce manual operational workload
Optimize storage usage
Optimize compute usage
Optimize performance trade-offs
Support data processing systems
Define database security standards
Enforce database security standards
Ensure compliance with security policies
Protect sensitive data
Partner with developers
Partner with infrastructure teams
Provide guidance on database usage
Provide guidance on performance
Provide guidance on best practices
Act as subject matter expert
Mentor junior engineers
Mentor mid-level engineers
Conduct reviews of database changes
Conduct reviews of operational practices
Drive adoption of best practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with developers; Partner with SRE; Partner with infrastructure teams; Provide guidance on database usage; Provide guidance on performance; Provide guidance on best practices; Act as subject matter expert; Mentor junior engineers; Mentor mid-level engineers; Conduct reviews of database changes; Conduct reviews of operational practices; Drive adoption of best practices
Full Job Description
At Exness, we are not just a leading trading broker—we’ve reimagined what it takes to be a leader. With 40M+ trades a day and 2,000+ people across 13 countries, we combine scale, care, and real tech to make trading better for 1M+ clients worldwide. Recognised globally as a Best Place to Work, we’re a people-first company where long-term wins always matter more. As part of our team, you will shape the future of fintech with real technology, care, and purpose. Why this role matters As a Senior Database Engineer at Exness, you will join a senior team of database engineers and platform engineers responsible for the company’s large-scale database and data platform infrastructure. The team operates hundreds of production database clusters across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Cassandra, and other distributed data systems powering critical global workloads. In addition to operating these environments, the team develops internal platform solutions and automation tooling that enable reliability, scalability, observability, and efficient self-service operations across the engineering organization. This is not a traditional DBA role. The position combines database engineering, platform engineering, automation, and reliability engineering. You will work on high-scale systems, improve operational excellence, automate complex workflows, and help evolve the next generation of Exness’s internal data platform capabilities. The role is based in our office in Limassol, Cyprus. In case of relocation, we offer full relocation support for you and your family to make your move smooth and worry-free. What you'll actually do Design and evolve distributed database architectures for high availability and scalability Own replication strategies, failover mechanisms, and data consistency models Ensure reliability of database platforms in production environments Lead incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues Independently troubleshoot and resolve complex database per
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