Database Engineer

DATABASE ENGINEER (POSTGRESQL & PYTHON) - REMOTE (EUROPE)

KEY POINTS

• Remote-first role within a European distributed engineering team

• Strong focus on PostgreSQL, Python, and data infrastructure automation

• Opportunity to support and scale an Educational AI platform

• Permanent position with long-term architectural ownership

ABOUT THE CLIENT
Due to continued growth, we're supporting a remote-first technology organisation operating at the intersection of data engineering and AI. They're known for building intelligent, data-driven platforms and are investing heavily in the long-term scalability, security, and performance of their data infrastructure.

THE BENEFITS

• Fully remote working across the UK and Europe

• Long-term, permanent role with architectural influence

• Exposure to AI-driven data pipelines and modern tooling

• Collaborative, engineering-led culture with autonomy and ownership

THE DATABASE ENGINEER ROLE:
As a Database Engineer, you'll sit between database administration and software engineering, taking ownership of highly available data systems while developing Python-based tooling to automate, scale, and evolve the wider data platform. You'll play a key role in database performance, security, migrations, and integrations, working closely with engineering and data teams to support an AI-focused product ecosystem.

DATABASE ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Expert-level PostgreSQL experience, including complex queries, schema design, and performance optimisation

• Strong Python development experience, writing production-quality, maintainable code

• Experience with database backup, replication, recovery, and high-availability strategies

• Exposure to NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB

• Experience building or supporting ETL processes and REST API integrations

• Strong understanding of testing, monitoring, and alerting practices

• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Cloud platforms (GCP preferred), Docker, and Kubernetes

• FastAPI, Django, or Flask within a microservices environment

• CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows

• Data modelling within AI or data science contexts

TO BE CONSIDERED:
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KEY SKILLS
PostgreSQL, Python, Database Engineering, Data Infrastructure, ETL, REST APIs, MongoDB, Cloud, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, AI Platforms, Remote Engineering