SQL Performance Engineer

Job DescriptionSQL Performance Engineer - Hybrid (Glasgow or Edinburgh) - Up to £50,000Are 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 DoingTuning and optimising complex SQL queries to improve system performanceBuilding tooling for diagnostics and deployment risk managementAutomating performance testing and benchmarking across environmentsCollaborating with Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams to improve throughput and scalabilitySupporting deployment strategies for high-risk releasesDesigning and testing new performance featuresWhat We're Looking ForProven experience in SQL performance tuning and query optimisationFamiliarity with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6)Experience with observability platforms (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana)Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindsetAbility to develop and interpret MI for decision-makingBonus SkillsExperience in financial services or data-heavy enterprise environmentsKnowledge of reconciliation or financial data processing systemsExposure to containerised environments (Docker/Kubernetes)Experience with Microsoft Fabric and lakehouse architectureWhat's On Offer Up to £50,000 salary, hybrid working, generous annual leave, private healthcare, bonus schemes, and access to top-tier learning platforms. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.