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?? Polyglot Software Engineer
?? Hybrid - Southampton (1 day fortnightly) | ?? £60-80k + Equity | ?? Deep-Tech Startup | �? £60B Market Opportunity
We're working with an early-stage deep-tech startup that's gunning for a slice of the £60B SQL database market - and doing so with serious technical firepower.
Fresh off a £1.2M pre-seed and mid-way through a further £7M raise, they already have live enterprise customers and a product solving high-stakes, real-world problems. This is a true ground-floor opportunity - you'll be working on core product and platform decisions, right as they scale their UK engineering team.
The Mission:They're building a platform that makes databases interchangeable - allowing enterprise applications to move seamlessly between different SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.) without rewriting core logic. Think: zero-downtime migrations, deep system integration, and high-performance virtualisation.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Building features for a next-gen database virtualisation platform
- Tackling performance, scalability, and system interoperability challenges
- Writing clean, well-tested code in multiple languages
- Working cross-functionally with product, DevOps, and architecture teams
- Helping shape the technical roadmap and scaling engineering processes
What You'll Need:
- Proficiency in 3+ languages (e.g., C++, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust)
- Strong fundamentals in algorithms, systems design, and data structures
- Experience with SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
- Ability to pick up new tech fast and solve complex problems independently
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, early-stage environment
Nice to Have:
- Deep understanding of database internals or data migration
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions)
The Stack:Linux, C++, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, LLVM Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Azure
Why It's Exciting:? Join at the inflection point - live customers, big funding round, rapid growth ahead ? Take ownership of core engineering challenges that actually matter ? Be part of building something technically ambitious and commercially disruptive ? Equity on offer - strong long-term upside
This one's perfect for engineers who love tough problems, clean design, and working across languages and platforms. If that's you, drop me a message and let's have a chat.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
