Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
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Job DescriptionAbout the role:
We are looking for a Database Reliability Engineer with a passion for PostgreSQL and a drive to maintain business-critical systems at scale. As part of the Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) team, you will be a core owner of the Wise database estate, which underpins every transaction and customer experience.
Your mission will be to empower Wise's growth by engineering reliable, scalable, and performant database solutions. You'll collaborate closely with the Database Platform and Product Engineering teams, applying sound engineering principles to automate and enhance our database infrastructure (PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis/Valkey). A key part of your role will be establishing best practices and building the guardrails that keep our customers data safe.
Who we are looking for
We're looking for a passionate engineer with a strong platform engineering mindset. While we value a balance between deep database knowledge and robust engineering skills, don't be intimidated. If you are strong in one area and eager to learn the other, we encourage you to apply.
Professional Experience:
Proven experience managing large-scale, highly available PostgreSQL deployments in a 24/7 production environment.
A proactive approach to system reliability, observability, and capacity planning
Database Skills:
Deep understanding of PostgreSQL internals, replication, and performance tuning.
Demonstrable expertise in database administration, security, and reliability best practices.
Exposure to distributed database technologies (e.g. YugabyteDB, CockroachDB, TiDB) is a significant plus.
Engineering Skills:
An automation-first mindset; you'd rather script a solution than repeat a manual task.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
Proficiency in a major cloud platform (AWS or GCP), including their services and APIs.
Experience with scripting or software development in languages like Python or Go.
Nice to have:
Experience working with Redis/Valkey, MongoDB and/or MariaDB/MySQL.
Experience in building self-service tooling that helps engineers, analysts or data scientists do their job more efficiently.
Knowledge/interest in payment platforms, foreign exchange & highly complex systems
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Interested? Find out more:
How we work – a practical guide
DEI @ Wise
Wise Tech Stack (2025 update)
Our Engineering career map
Scaling our Infrastructure; how we make it work
Wise Engineering – https://medium.com/wise-engineering
What do we offer:
Starting salary: £65,000- £85,000 per annum + RSUs
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Additional InformationFor everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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What We Do
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money.
With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies.
In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.
Why Work With Us
We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.
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