About the role
Youâll work on high-scale systems used by hundreds of engineers, shaping how we run databases globally through automation, observability, and platform thinking - developing the internal database platform, automation, and tooling that powers hundreds of databases across multiple environments.
Our team provides âDatabases as a Serviceâ to the rest of Wise, managing a critical database estate of ~1,000 instances. Youâll design and build the systems, tooling, and automation that make this possible - ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at every step.
Weâre looking for a Platform Engineer (IC2 level) to join our Database Platform team. Youâll help build and operate a global platform thatâs scalable, reliable, and secure - developing the internal database platform, automation, and tooling that powers hundreds of databases across multiple environments. Youâll work on high-scale systems used by hundreds of engineers, shaping how we run databases globally.
Our team provides âDatabases as a Serviceâ to the rest of Wise, managing a critical database estate of ~1,000 instances. Youâll design and build the systems, tooling, and automation that make this possible - ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at every step.
We are evaluating YugabyteDB as our distributed SQL engine; this role will contribute to validating, automating and operating Yugabyte-based platform components under the guidance of senior engineers and the platform programme team.
How we work
We believe in automation, programmatic implementation, and reusable design. Youâll think holistically about the ecosystem, while also delivering real solutions - collaborating across the Platform tribe to make our systems more resilient and developer-friendly.
As we scale, we need engineers who can simplify complex infrastructure, build guardrails, and deliver platforms that help product teams move fast - without compromising reliability or security.
Youâll work closely with other Platform and Data teams to ensure best practices are followed and the right abstractions are in place.
What youâll do
Design, build, and evolve our internal cloud-based database platform.
Contribute to the design, validation and rollout of YugabyteDB-based platform components (PoC â pilot â production) in collaboration with senior engineers.
Implement automation for provisioning, upgrades, backups and routine operations for Yugabyte clusters.
Help embed security and compliance controls (encryption, auth, RBAC, network controls) into Yugabyte platform components.
Collaborate with product teams, SREs and DBAs to apply platform guardrails for services adopting Yugabyte.
What youâll need
Essential
2+ years of Platform Engineering experience (not software-only).
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP).
Python development skills (or similar).
Solid understanding of software engineering principles - writing secure, testable, maintainable code.
Proficiency with Cloud APIs and DevOps tooling (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Teleport).
Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams.
Highly sought
Practical experience with distributed databases at scale (YugabyteDB preferred, or CockroachDB/TiDB/Cloud Spanner).
Experience or strong interest in implementing migration patterns (CDC/logical replication, verification and rollback) and automation for provisioning, backups and upgrades.
Experience building Database-as-a-Service platforms or internal developer tooling.
(Optional) Some front-end development experience.
Why join us
Youâll be part of a team that empowers hundreds of developers to build reliable services faster, with modern tooling and infrastructure at scale. The systems you design will directly impact the availability, performance, and safety of our customersâ data worldwide. Youâll join a collaborative team that values technical excellence, learning, and continuous improvement.
Interested? Find out more:
Wise Engineering â https://medium.com/wise-engineering
What do we offer:
Starting salary: ÂŁ65000-ÂŁ85000 + RSUs
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