Role overview

Database Reliability Engineer

Requirements and responsibilities

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Responsibilities

  • Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Fuse's database infrastructure across Postgres and ClickHouse
  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs
  • Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models
  • Migrate and transform data from Postgres into ClickHouse, ensuring performance and reliability
  • Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams
  • Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable and trustworthy datasets
  • Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency, and enforce clean modelling standards
  • Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC — minimise direct DB modifications

Details

  • Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Fuse's database infrastructure across Postgres and ClickHouse
  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs
  • Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models
  • Migrate and transform data from Postgres into ClickHouse, ensuring performance and reliability
  • Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams
  • Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable and trustworthy datasets
  • Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency, and enforce clean modelling standards
  • Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC — minimise direct DB modifications
  • Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Fuse's database infrastructure across Postgres and ClickHouse
  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs
  • Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models
  • Migrate and transform data from Postgres into ClickHouse, ensuring performance and reliability
  • Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams
  • Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable and trustworthy datasets
  • Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency, and enforce clean modelling standards
  • Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC — minimise direct DB modifications
  • 3+ years of experience in a backend engineering or data-focused engineering role
  • Writes the cleanest SQL you've ever seen — proficiency in Python and SQL is non-negotiable
  • Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly Postgres
  • Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real-world business logic
  • Familiarity with DBT or similar data transformation frameworks
  • Strong understanding of data validation, testing, and quality assurance practices
  • Manages all infrastructure through IaC tooling (Pulumi, AWS CDK) — treats the database as code, not a manual system
  • Grasps new business domains quickly — able to translate unfamiliar logic into clean, intuitive data models without hand-holding
  • Experience with ClickHouse or columnar databases
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data orchestration tools (Dagster, Step Functions)
  • CI/CD practices for data pipelines and transformations
  • Experience operating databases at scale in a production environment

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in a backend engineering or data-focused engineering role
  • Writes the cleanest SQL you've ever seen — proficiency in Python and SQL is non-negotiable
  • Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly Postgres
  • Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real-world business logic
  • Familiarity with DBT or similar data transformation frameworks
  • Strong understanding of data validation, testing, and quality assurance practices
  • Manages all infrastructure through IaC tooling (Pulumi, AWS CDK) — treats the database as code, not a manual system
  • Grasps new business domains quickly — able to translate unfamiliar logic into clean, intuitive data models without hand-holding

Bonus

  • Experience with ClickHouse or columnar databases
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data orchestration tools (Dagster, Step Functions)
  • CI/CD practices for data pipelines and transformations
  • Experience operating databases at scale in a production environment

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
  • Biannual bonus scheme
  • Fully expensed tech to match your needs
  • Paid annual leave
  • Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees
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