Database Reliability Engineer

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy - fast.

We're combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We raised $210M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the Co-Founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber and more.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of Fuse's database infrastructure across Postgres and ClickHouse.
• Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and product needs.
• Own the design and evolution of analytical schemas, translating business logic into structured, intuitive data models.
• Migrate and transform data from Postgres into ClickHouse, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Develop and maintain DBT models that reflect our business domain and make data easily accessible for teams.
• Implement tests and data quality checks to ensure reliable and trustworthy datasets.
• Identify and eliminate duplicates, improve data consistency, and enforce clean modelling standards.
• Manage all database and infrastructure changes through IaC , minimise direct DB modifications.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a backend engineering or data-focused engineering role.
• Writes the cleanest SQL you've ever seen , proficiency in Python and SQL is non-negotiable.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly Postgres.
• Experience designing schemas and building data models that reflect real-world business logic.
• Familiarity with DBT or similar data transformation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data validation, testing, and quality assurance practices.
• Manages all infrastructure through IaC tooling (Pulumi, AWS CDK) , treats the database as code, not a manual system.
• Grasps new business domains quickly , able to translate unfamiliar logic into clean, intuitive data models without hand-holding.

Bonus

• Experience with ClickHouse or columnar databases.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data orchestration tools (Dagster, Step Functions).
• CI/CD practices for data pipelines and transformations.
• Experience operating databases at scale in a production environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus.
• Biannual bonus scheme.
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs.
• Paid annual leave.
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees.