Software Developer (Remote/SQL)

Polyglot Software Engineer ?? Hybrid - Southampton (1 day fortnightly) | ?? £Deep-Tech Startup | ? £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. They're building a platform that makes databases interchangeable - allowing enterprise applications to move seamlessly between different SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.) Think: zero-downtime migrations, deep system integration, and high-performance virtualisation. 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 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) 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., Linux, C++, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, LLVM 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.