Lead Engineer, Database Engineering

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London
1 month ago
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The Bullish Group has built an ecosystem focused on developing financial services for the digital assets sector through technology and investment businesses. These include:

  • Bullish Exchange- digital asset trading services that utilize central limit order matching and proprietary market making technology to deliver deep liquidity and tight spreads within a compliant framework. The business is licensed by the Hong Kong SFC, German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFIN), and the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission. Since its launch in November 2021, Bullish Exchange has surpassed US$1.1 trillion in total trading volume, with 2H 2024 volume exceeding US$2 billion per day.
  • Bullish Capital- an investment company which offers strategic capital, industry expertise and an extensive network of resources to support initiatives that connect conventional finance with the revolutionary possibilities of the digital economy.
  • CoinDesk- an award-winning media, events, indices and data business servicing the global crypto economy.

Reports to:Director, DB Engineering

As a Lead Database Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust database systems that support our applications and services. You will work closely with our development and operations teams to ensure data integrity, performance, and security. This role requires a deep understanding of database architecture and a passion for solving complex data challenges.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient database solutions to support our applications and services.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and translate them into database solutions.
  • Optimize and tune database performance to ensure high availability and reliability.
  • Develop, document and enforce database best practices and standards, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues, providing timely and effective solutions.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest database technologies and trends, evaluating their potential impact on our systems and processes.
  • Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting standards for databases.
  • Implement and maintain backup and recovery processes and assist in business process integration with various data sources.
  • Influence product teams roadmaps towards building a product that is scalable, easy to use and build on, and addresses customer needs.
  • Collaborate with security and applications teams on efforts to improve database security and assure optimal performance for database applications.

Experience & Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Extensive experience of database engineering, with a proven track record of managing and optimizing large-scale databases.
  • Strong expertise in cloud database technologies, with a preference for experience in GCP or AWS environments.
  • Expert-level proficiency in PostgreSQL, including advanced features and performance tuning.
  • Solid understanding of database design principles, data modeling, and normalization.
  • Experience with database security, backup, and recovery strategies.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools related to database management and deployment, preferably Terraform.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Understanding of data security and compliance standards.

Extra Points

  • Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes experience preferred.
  • Certification in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Database - Specialty, Google Professional Data Engineer).
  • Understanding of core development principles is highly preferred.
  • Experience with automation and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).

Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are fast-evolving and striving towards being a globally-diverse community. With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day.

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