Mid-Level Database Developer
EuroABS
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Intermediate Compensation
£ 50KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Agile Methodologies
Azure
Big Data
Databases
Continuous Integration
Data as a Services
Data Validation
Database Development
Database Queries
Database Storage Structures
DevOps
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Azure
Performance Tuning
Powershell
SQL Databases
T-SQL
XML
Data Processing
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Indexer
GIT
Data Management
Software Version Control
Data Pipelines
Job description
We are seeking a Database Developer to join a small Agile team working across both new and existing data processing systems.
This is a hands-on role combining SQL development, data investigation, and production support. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to diagnose issues, implement fixes, and improve the reliability and performance of our data platforms.
Typical split:
- ~60% development and optimisation
- ~30% data investigation and support
- ~10% tooling and process improvement
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimise SQL-based data processing solutions
- Investigate and resolve data issues raised by internal users
- Perform data validation, cleansing, and correction across large datasets
- Troubleshoot production issues and deploy fixes
- Improve performance of queries, transformations, and database structures
- Contribute to ongoing improvements in data pipelines and internal tooling
Requirements
Required:
- 3+ years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server
- Strong T-SQL skills (query writing, performance tuning, indexing)
- Experience with Azure SQL Database
- Experience handling structured data (CSV, XML)
- Experience using Git for source control
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly with data anomalies
Desirable:
- Experience working in Azure environments (e.g. storage, data services)
- Familiarity with CI/CD or DevOps practices
- PowerShell or scripting experience
- Experience working in Agile teams
- Exposure to financial or regulatory data
What You'll Be Working On
- Processing and validating large-scale loan-level datasets
- Investigating discrepancies in financial reporting data
- Optimising SQL pipelines handling millions of records
- Supporting internal users with data-related queries and issues, This role is suited to someone comfortable working across both development and support in a data-focused environment. Candidates should be strong communicators, with good common sense, and the ability to decide whether they can solve a problem with what they have, or whether they need to ask for more information. Candidates should be confident working independently, diagnosing issues, and engaging with internal stakeholders to resolve data problems.
You must have right to work in the UK for this role, EuroABS does not sponsor work visas., * Microsoft SQL Server: 3 years (required)
Benefits & conditions
- Annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Hybrid working (2-3 days per week in Canary Wharf)
- 25 days annual leave
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-integrity financial data systems
About the company
EuroABS is a data-centric financial services company specialising in the processing and publication of structured data within the securitisation market. Our clients include major banks and mortgage providers who must comply with regulatory reporting standards set by organisations such as the Bank of England and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).