Database Platform Engineer

<p><span data-contrast="none">We are a technology company and trading house using data, software, and quantitative models to support market-beating trading strategies and help balance the power grid.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Our engineering teams build and operate modern platforms for data-intensive, low-latency environments. As a Database Platform Engineer, you will help us operate, improve, and automate database and data storage technologies used by developers, data engineers, analysts, and traders.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">This role is suitable for someone with a solid database foundation - ideally with experience in PostgreSQL, cloud environments, monitoring, scripting, or database operations - who wants to grow into larger, more complex, enterprise-grade database environments, cloud-native database services, automation, and high-availability systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What would you work on:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">You will work with experienced engineers on the operation, improvement, and automation of database platforms in cloud environments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Operating and supporting database platforms in cloud environments.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Working with </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">PostgreSQL</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> and other database technologies used by data engineering, analytics, and trading systems.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Learning and gradually taking ownership of enterprise-grade database environments.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Monitoring database availability, performance, capacity, backups, and security-related configuration.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Troubleshooting database errors, slow queries, resource consumption, and data availability issues in cooperation with developers, data engineers, and analysts.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Supporting performance tuning activities, including query analysis, indexing, execution plans, and resource usage investigation.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Helping improve ETL and data processing workflows by </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">identifying</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> bottlenecks and reliability issues.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Maintaining database structures, access patterns, operational procedures, and documentation.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Writing or improving scripts and automation for recurring DBA tasks, monitoring, deployments, and operational checks.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Participating in cloud infrastructure and database platform improvements, including automation, observability, and reliability practices.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Continuously learning new database and data storage technologies and applying them where they improve scalability, reliability, or maintainability.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[0]}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What makes you a great candidate:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">You do not need to know every technology we use. We are looking for someone with a solid database foundation, practical problem-solving skills, and motivation to grow into demanding production environments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Some hands-on experience with database administration, database operations, database support, or database development.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Practical experience with PostgreSQL or another relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">U</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">nderstanding of</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> database concepts such as indexing, query performance, backups, replication, permissions, schemas, and availability.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Experience with cloud environments, ideally Azure.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Interest in learning enterprise database platforms and operating databases in high-availability, business-critical environments.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Ability to investigate technical problems systematically and communicate findings clearly to engineers, analysts, or other stakeholders.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Basic scripting or automation experience using tools such as Bash, Python, Terraform, or similar.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, logs, metrics, or operational tooling.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Basic understanding of ETL, data integration, or data warehousing concepts.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Basic e</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">xperience with PL/SQL or other database development is a benefit.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Curiosity, ownership, and willingness to learn technologies beyond traditional DBA work, including DevOps practices, cloud-native services, and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">lakehouse</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">/data platform technologies.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":360,"335559739":80,"335559740":256,"335559991":216,"469777462":[360],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[8]}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What do we offer:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Brand new office in the city center – Masarycka.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Competitive salary package with the possibility of a yearly bonus.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">25 days of paid holiday.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Flexible working hours and home-office options.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">High-end workstation.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Sponsored lunch in the office. Every workday.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Free snacks at the office.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Multisport Card – fully paid by the company.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Colleagues who are absolute experts in what they do.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul>