Overview
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.
Responsibilities
* 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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