Senior Database Engineer (UK Remote)
TurnitinNewcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Posted March 3, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Turnitin is a global organization with a remote-first culture that empowers employees to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits them.
Job Description
Turnitin is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join their global infrastructure team, with expertise in PostgreSQL and AWS Aurora, to own the reliability, performance, and scalability of their database platforms.
Requirements
- Established senior-level experience (8+ years) in production database engineering/administration
- Deep hands-on expertise in PostgreSQL
- Strong AWS database experience with Aurora PostgreSQL/RDS
- Proven experience implementing and operating connection pooling/connection management in production
- Hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience for database platforms, specifically Terraform
- Demonstrated observability experience using Prometheus and Grafana
- Experience operating at least one non-relational data store in production
- Strong Linux fundamentals relevant to database operations
- Proficiency in scripting/automation using Python and/or other languages
- Strong written communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive Paid Time Off
- Self-Care Days
- National Holidays
- 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
- Paid Volunteer Time
- Charitable contribution match
- Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement
- Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
- Parental Leave
- Retirement Plan with match/contribution
