Sr Engineering Team Lead - Database - Platform
Core
Leading the Database Reliability Engineering team to manage a vast estate of database technologies, ensuring scalability, reliability, and automation for Wise's global payment platform.
Role type
Senior Engineering Team Lead (Database Platform)
Builds
Production database services and automation strategies for Wise's money transfer and payment infrastructure.
Domain
Fintech / Global Payments / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership and coaching, System design, Cloud platform engineering (AWS/GCP), SQL and NoSQL database management, Operational excellence, Vendor negotiation
Preferred skills
Python or Java development, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Container orchestration (Kubernetes), Workflow orchestration (Temporal/Cadence), Security and privacy principles
Technologies
AWS, GCP, Python, Java, SQL, NoSQL, Ansible, Packer, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Temporal, Cadence, AWS Step Functions
Responsibilities
Coaching and mentoring a high-performing engineering team, Collaborating with product managers and other leads, Taking ownership of vendor negotiations, Solving complex scalability and reliability challenges, Driving a culture of operational excellence, Occasional hands-on software engineering and systems operation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities