Software Engineer (DevOps) - Database Reliability

About RevolutPeople deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.About the roleOur Technology team builds the systems and experiences that keep Revolut moving. From the infrastructure behind our innovative app to the features used by millions of people around the world, they bring sharp thinking, speed, and a focus on meaningful impact to everything they do.We're looking for a DevOps Engineer with database expertise to join our Site Reliability team and drive automation and tooling to manage, scale, and maintain our databases.Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.What you'll be doingDeveloping self-service database tools used by over 1k+ engineersBuilding and optimising automation for database provisioning, scaling, and maintenanceLeading and supporting incident response for production database issues, ensuring reliability and fast recoveryDelivering scalable, user-friendly platforms for provisioning and configuration management (IaC) across our product teamsMonitoring and optimising resource costs to ensure efficient use and minimise wasteImplementing out-of-the-box observability solutions for proactive system monitoringEnsuring compliance with industry standards through automated processes and continuous checksWhat you'll needExperience managing highly available PostgreSQL clusters on bare metal or cloud outside managed servicesOperational experience with PostgreSQL lifecycle tasks, including version upgrades, backup and restore workflows, replication configuration, and DR strategy implementationA deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, including query planning, indexing strategies, vacuuming, performance tuning, and partitioningMonitoring and observability experience with PostgreSQLKnowledge of database security, including TLS setup, roles, auditing, and encryption at rest/in transitTo be comfortable troubleshooting live production issues, including performance degradation, lock contention, replication lag, or node failuresExperience with cloud providers, such as GCP and AWSExperience with distributed systems, including scaling, fault-tolerance, load-balancing, networking, and securityNice to haveExperience using Consul for highly available database clustersExperience monitoring solutions, such as NewRelic, StackDriver, and PrometheusFamiliarity with HashiCorp VaultExperience as a backend developerKnowledge of Java and Python database driversExperience with continuous delivery using KubernetesCompensation rangeKrakow: PLN28,300 - PLN40,000 gross monthly*Poland: PLN28,300 - PLN40,000 gross monthly*Other locations: Compensation will be discussed during the interview process*Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and previous experienceBuilding a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.