LondonEngineering - DevX & Platform Engineering /Employee - Permanent /HybridOur StoryHello there. We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. We support the databases and data stores behind critical customer and engineering services, while evolving how those services are delivered.This is not a traditional, server-only DBA role. We are automating database operations, strengthening cloud and infrastructure-as-code practices, and giving engineering teams clearer, safer ways to use database services.The team is also progressing a major transition from Microsoft SQL Server towards PostgreSQL, creating meaningful technical change for someone who enjoys both depth and improvement.Support mission-critical PostgreSQL and AWS database services with strong operational discipline.Automate repeatable DBA work using infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD and deployment pipelines.Improve backup, restore, monitoring and replication practices.Partner with Cloud Infrastructure colleagues on AWS, Terraform and platform patterns.Help engineers self-serve database capabilities safely and with clear guardrails.Contribute to the move away from Microsoft SQL Server towards PostgreSQL.Join the shared on-call rota and continually reduce avoidable alerting and toil.Practical AWS experience supporting mission-critical database services.Strong PostgreSQL knowledge and experience with backup and restore.A database-engineering mindset combined with practical platform automation.Collaborative working style and confidence partnering with platform engineers.Added bonus:AWS certification.Experience supporting MySQL or SQL Server instances.Database automation and PostgreSQL replication experience.Monitoring experience with Redgate Monitor, Honeycomb or comparable tools.Pragmatic use of AI in day-to-day engineering work.#LI-AP1At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. Our approach to AI in interviewsAt Zopa, AI isn't something we're testing out — it's part of how we work every day. As a proud partner of Jobs 2030, we're committed to building AI fluency across our workforce, and we expect Zopians to use AI as part of how they do their jobs. Because of that, we want to be transparent about how we think about AI use during our hiring process. Behavioural and competency-based interviews: please don't use AI. An AI-generated answer can't tell us that. Some technical stages actively welcome AI use, others don't. Your Talent Partner will let you know what's expected at each stage. Where AI is part of the assessment, we'll be interested not just in the outcome, but in how you used it - the tools you chose, your reasoning, and the decisions you made along the way.
Platform/Database Engineer in London employer: Zopa
Zopa is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, where employees are empowered to take ownership of their roles in shaping data privacy strategies. With a strong focus on professional development, team members benefit from growth opportunities and the chance to work alongside industry experts in a vibrant London setting. The hybrid work model enhances work-life balance, making Zopa a rewarding place for those seeking meaningful employment in the field of data privacy.
