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Staff Database Reliability Engineer

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Job Description - Staff Database Reliability Engineer

Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE (MySQL NoSQL RDBMS) London / WFH to £120k

Do you have experience of working on highly scalable, data intensive systems?

You could be progressing your career at one of Europe's fastest growing audio content platforms with 176 million active users and ambitious growth plans to become the world's number one music streaming service.

As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE you will collaborate with software engineering teams, acting as an internal consultant to provide expertise on databases, helping to choose which to use for a particular application and carrying out complex query optimisation. You'll drive the use of automation, modernising the systems and preparing them to transition to AWS / GCP cloud based services.

This is an impactful role where you'll be able to influence and see the results of your work.

Location / WFH:

You'll be able to work from home / remotely fulltime, with the caveat that'll join the team in London once a month, there's a lot of flexibility, you may prefer to go in more often, the offices are seriously cool and offer a sociable environment with a range of perks and experiences.

About you:

  • You have experience in a similar role Database Reliability Engineer DRE, Site Reliability Engineer SRE position
  • You have a deep knowledge of MySQL including on-prem and cloud tooling e.g. XtraDB
  • You have a strong knowledge across RDBMS and NoSQL databases, they're also using Bigtable, DynamoDB and GraphDB
  • You have experience with AWS and / or GCP cloud migrations
  • You have strong experience of ensuring the reliability, performance and scalability of large scale database clusters in mission critical production environments
  • You have experience of managing large cluster upgrades and migrations
  • You're collaborative with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

What's in it for you:

As a Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE you will earn a competitive salary package including:

  • Salary to £120k
  • Employee stock options plan
  • Flexible vacation and public holidays allowing you 35 days of annual leave
  • Creativity and Wellness package covering everything from gym memberships, photography, language courses, books
  • Professional development allowance covering things like books, conferences and training
  • Remote working most of the time if desired (x1 month in London)
  • A sociable office environment with free snacks, drinks and lunch if you are in the office

Apply now to find out more about this Staff Database Reliability Engineer / DRE (MySQL NoSQL RDBMS) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

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