Database Developer

Database Developer, Platform Engineering

Ncounter is working with a global, technology driven investment management firm that operates some of the most demanding data and trading platforms in the industry. They are expanding their platform engineering capability and are hiring an experienced Database Developer to take ownership of core PostgreSQL based services that underpin critical research, analytics, and production workloads.

This role sits firmly within platform engineering rather than traditional database administration. You will be designing, building, and evolving database platforms that must operate at scale, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, automation, and observability. The environment is highly technical, fast moving, and production focused, with a strong engineering culture and a bias toward solving hard problems properly.

What you will be doing:

• Designing and developing PostgreSQL based database platforms used by high throughput, low latency systems
• Engineering highly available, resilient database services, including replication, failover, and backup strategies
• Working closely with platform reliability and infrastructure teams to harden systems and reduce operational risk
• Building automation around database provisioning, schema management, upgrades, and operational workflows
• Performance tuning and optimisation across larg...