We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Ops and Service Programmer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience working with various databases and use their expertise to help us create a more future-proof and scalable data infrastructure. We need someone who can ramp up on our current self-hosted systems, suggest improvements, and lead projects and teams.

This role is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our data infrastructure while working in a collaborative and evolving environment. If you are a proactive, solutions-oriented data engineer with a passion for optimizing databases, ensuring data integrity, and guiding teams toward success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Maintain and optimize existing databases, including version updates, performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and monitoring.
Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines for data ingestion and processing.
- Manage self-hosted database solutions, focusing on performance for large-scale data analysis and efficient data warehousing.
- Integrate data from various sources, ensuring high data quality and consistency.
- Ensure compliance with government policies and processes related to data security, privacy, and GDPR regulations.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts,



and other teams to understand data requirements and develop scalable solutions.
- Provide insights into database architecture and recommend improvements that align with business needs and future scalability.
- Adapt to team needs and organizational restrictions to support evolving data strategies.
- Lead project initiatives, manage timelines, and coordinate cross-functional teams
- Other duties as required

REQUIREMENTS

- 5+ years of industry experience
- Experience with working in large object-oriented code bases and C++
- Experience with working in large code bases
- Experience with database management systems such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience with setting up, managing, and optimizing self-hosted databases
- Robust proficiency in SQL and experience working with Linux/Unix environments
- Hands-on experience with ETL orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow
- In-depth knowledge of data warehousing concepts and relational data modeling
- Experience managing projects and teams, including setting timelines, tracking progress, and ensuring deliverables
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams, with a focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing

PREFERRED EXTRAS

- Experience working with various

📌 Senior Data Ops and Services Programmer (London)
🏢 Digital Extremes
📍 London