SQL Performance Engineer - Hybrid (Glasgow or Edinburgh) - Up to £50,000
Are you passionate about optimising high-volume data systems and solving complex performance challenges? We're hiring a Performance Engineer to join a growing tech team working on a cutting-edge financial data platform.
This is a hybrid role, with 2 days in the office (Glasgow or Edinburgh) and 3 days working from home.
What You'll Be Doing
Tuning and optimising complex SQL queries to improve system performance
Building tooling for diagnostics and deployment risk management
Automating performance testing and benchmarking across environments
Collaborating with Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to improve throughput and scalability
Supporting deployment strategies for high-risk releases
Designing and testing new performance features
What We're Looking For
Proven experience in SQL performance tuning and query optimisation
Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6)
Experience with observability platforms (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana)
Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset
Ability to develop and interpret MI for decision-making
Bonus Skills
Experience in financial services or data-heavy enterprise environments
Knowledge of reconciliation or financial data processing systems
Exposure to containerised environments (Docker/Kubernetes)
Experience with Microsoft Fabric and lakehouse architecture
What's On Offer
Up to £50,000 salary, hybrid working, generous annual leave, private healthcare, bonus schemes, and access to top-tier learning platforms.
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