My client is a global quantitative high-frequency trading firm powered by technology, data, and scientific rigor; operating across trading and research platforms where reliability, data integrity, and performance are non-negotiable.
As they scale, my client is hiring a Database Engineer to own database infrastructure across trading, post-trade processing, and large-scale data systems. This role blends deep database administration with automation and collaboration with trading/research teams.
Responsibilities
• Deploy, scale, secure, and manage production database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse, SQL Server, Oracle, NoSQL, etc.)
• Automate database operations (provisioning, replication, failover, backups) using Python, Go, or shell scripting to reduce operational toil
• Design and maintain high availability, disaster recovery, and replication strategies for critical trading systems
• Monitor database performance, tune queries, manage capacity planning, and troubleshoot issues
• Work closely with trading, research, and engineering teams on schema design, data architecture planning, and technology selection
• Build and manage ETL pipelines; support petabyte-scale data warehouses and distributed database systems
• Manage database security, permissions, and access controls
• Participate in a global on-call schedule for database incidents
• Create and maintain technical documentation
Requirements
• 5+ years in production database administration (at least 2 of: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, ClickHouse, or NoSQL)
• Strong Linux production experience; comfortable using the shell to troubleshoot database and system issues
• Proficiency in Python or Go for automation tasks; strong SQL skills (T-SQL, PL/pgSQL, etc.)
• Solid understanding of replication, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Experience with database monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk, CloudWatch, Datadog)
• Familiarity with Jenkins or similar CI/CD pipelines
• Organized, proactive, able to work under pressure, and comfortable owning projects end-to-end
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Nice to have / preferred
• Experience in financial services / trading environments, particularly post-trade processing systems
• Petabyte-scale data warehouse or distributed database experience (Cassandra, etc.)
• Cloud database administration (AWS RDS/Aurora, etc.)
• Proficiency with pandas, Jupyter, or AI coding tools
• BI services (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
What the Firm Offers:
• Collaborative, intellectually driven culture.
• Healthy work-life balance with reasonable hours.
• Free breakfast and lunch, gym reimbursement, social events.
• Private healthcare, education assistance, and corporate discounts.
• Flat hierarchy and greenfield impact
Please send your CV to Wisely Collin at wisely.collin@ashford-benjamin.com, or call +852 9057 9944 for a confidential discussion.
To apply for this job email your details to wisely.collin@ashford-benjamin.com