Senior Database Engineer - Postgres
DRW · London, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 18 Oct 2026.
Overview
In this role you will manage and optimize mission-critical PostgreSQL and Oracle databases to support DRW’s global trading operations. You will work with the engineering team to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable data platforms across production and non-production environments.
You’ll tune performance, implement backups and replication, and collaborate with development teams to optimize database usage. The position offers exposure to high-impact, fast-paced environments where robust data infrastructure enables rapid opportunity capture.
You will contribute to resilient architectures and continuous improvement while aligning with DRW’s standards and processes.
Responsibilities
- Proactively manage and optimize PostgreSQL and Oracle database platforms and related OS environments
- Perform database performance and query tuning
- Implement and maintain production and non-production databases
- Perform backups, restores, log shipping, mirroring and replication
- Collaborate with system engineering on installations, configurations, performance tuning and capacity planning
- Work with development teams on database design and usage optimization
- Respond to production and business-critical issues
Key requirements
- 5+ years of production PostgreSQL database engineering experience
- 5+ years of production Oracle database engineering experience (desired)
- Strong UNIX/Linux skills
- Experience with clustering, replication and mirroring is a plus
- Strong knowledge of database performance tuning and configuration tools
- Strong technical problem-solving skills
- Must be self-motivated with initiative and willingness to take on new challenges
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to different environments
- Understanding of SDLC, source control and change management protocols
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- strong teamwork and collaboration
- excellent communication skills
- ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle
- UNIX/Linux