Wise is looking for a Data Platform Engineer to shape how we run databases globally through automation, observability, and platform thinking. You’ll build and operate a global platform that’s scalable, reliable, and secure, developing the internal database platform, automation, and tooling that powers hundreds of databases across multiple environments.

What You'll Do

Design, build, and evolve our internal cloud-based database platform.
Contribute to the design, validation and rollout of YugabyteDB-based platform components (PoC → pilot → 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 We're Looking For

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.

Nice to Have

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.

Technical Stack

Python
AWS, GCP
Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Teleport
YugabyteDB, CockroachDB, TiDB, Cloud Spanner

Team & Environment

You'll join the Database Platform team, which manages ~1,000 database instances. You'll be part of the Platform tribe, collaborating across Platform and Data teams.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: £65,000-£85,000 + equity in the form of RSUs.

Work Mode

This role follows a hybrid work model.

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