Senior Software Engineer | Database Optimization

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Database Optimisation team, you will work across two core components: Database Gateway: A high-performance Rust proxy that sits in front of customer databases and provides capabilities such as rate limiting and caching without requiring application changes. Database Agent: A Go-based service that analyses database workloads and produces recommendations such as index suggestions and query improvements. The focus is not simply producing recommendations. Every 2

Strong software engineering fundamentals, including clean abstractions and maintainable code. Professional experience building production services in Go. In-depth knowledge of PostgreSQL or MySQL. Understanding of how database clients, drivers and wire protocols work. Strong debugging, optimisation and performance-tuning skills. Experience with query profiling, index design and database tuning beyond ORM usage. Experience taking a complex technical project from design through to production. 3