Database Reliability Engineer

About the role

Fuse Energy is hiring a Database Reliability Engineer to own the reliability, performance and scalability of Fuse's data infrastructure. This is a remote role.

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, trustworthy datasets
• Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency and enforce clean modelling standards
• Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC, minimising direct DB modifications

Requirements

• 3+ years in a backend engineering or data-focused engineering role
• Excellent SQL; 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), treating the database as code
• Grasps new business domains quickly, translating unfamiliar logic into clean, intuitive data models

Bonus

• ClickHouse or columnar databases
• Cloud-based data orchestration (Dagster, Step Functions)
• CI/CD for data pipelines and transformations
• Operating databases at scale in production

Benefits

• Competitive salary and eligibility for equity
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Private health insurance
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees

As we hire globally, benefits vary by location.