Database Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Fuse's database infrastructure across Postgres and ClickHouse
• Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs
• Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models
• Migrate and transform data from Postgres into ClickHouse, ensuring performance and reliability
• Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams
• Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable and trustworthy datasets
• Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency, and enforce clean modelling standards
• Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC — minimise direct DB modifications

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a backend engineering or data-focused engineering role
• Writes the cleanest SQL you've ever seen — proficiency in Python and SQL is non-negotiable
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly Postgres
• Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real-world business logic
• Familiarity with DBT or similar data transformation frameworks
• Strong understanding of data validation, testing, and quality assurance practices
• Manages all infrastructure through IaC tooling (Pulumi, AWS CDK) — treats the database as code, not a manual system
• Grasps new business domains quickly — able to translate unfamiliar logic into clean, intuitive data models without hand-holding