Database Developer - PostgreSQL

About the position

At UBS, we re-imagine the way we work, the way we connect with each other - our colleagues, clients and partners - and the way we deliver value. Being agile will make us more responsive, more adaptable, and ultimately more innovative. We're looking for an individual who can design, develop, and improve the digital products and technology services we provide to our clients and employees. This role involves applying a broad range of software engineering practices, from analyzing user needs and developing new features to automated testing and deployment. You will ensure the quality, security, reliability, and compliance of our solutions by applying our digital principles and implementing both functional and non-functional requirements. Additionally, you will build observability into our solutions, monitor production health, help to resolve incidents, and remediate the root cause of risks and issues. Understanding, representing, and advocating for client needs is crucial, as is sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues, helping with hiring, and contributing regularly to our engineering culture and internal communities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and improve digital products and technology services.
• Apply a broad range of software engineering practices.
• Ensure quality, security, reliability, and compliance of solutions.
• Build observability into solutions and monitor production health.
• Resolve incidents and remediate root causes of risks and issues.
• Understand and advocate for client needs.
• Share knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
• Contribute to engineering culture and internal communities.

Requirements

• An engineering degree (Bachelor/Master) with relevant experience in software product design & development.
• Excellent understanding of RDBMS Concepts, PL/SQL, Data Modelling and Data design.
• Hands-on experience in query optimization.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL is a must.
• Experienced in ETL and ELT processing via tools like Azure Data Factory (ADF).
• Good knowledge of Azure environment, containerization concepts, cloud native development practices.
• Excellent understanding of DevOps and CI/CD concepts (GitLab, TeamCity, Automated Testing, Pipelines, Ansible, Rex, Maven, IntelliJ, SONAR).
• Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies and hands-on delivery experience in a pod setup.
• Good understanding of architectural and design standards, clean code and such practices.
• Exposure to Banking Domain will be a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and experience in liaising with other teams.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Resilient team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Hands-on experience in GitLab-facilitated software delivery.
• Ability to work independently and deliver application products.

Nice-to-haves

• Exposure to Banking Domain.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid working.