We are Last Mile Solutions

With over 240,000 charging stations, 1.3 million charging cards, 150 million transactions and users in 22 countries, we have become the largest independent e-mobility platform in Europe. Our platform is highly adaptable to the needs of our customers.

Our commitment to sustainability, efficiency, and innovation drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions that redefine the future of e-mobility.

As we continue to grow our Data team, we are looking to hire a Senior Database Engineer to join our team in Rotterdam.

Your role:

As a Senior Database Engineer, you’ll shape and optimise our data infrastructure to support our rapidly growing platform. Your expertise will be key in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust database systems that can handle millions of transactions each month, with a growth rate that doubles annually.

You’ll be at the forefront of our efforts to scale our data architecture, ensuring it remains efficient, secure, and highly available as we expand. You’ll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and tackle complex challenges.

You’ll make key decisions that directly impact the stability and scalability of our data ecosystem, contributing to the success of our business operations and customer satisfaction.

Your responsibilities:

• Collaborate on designing, implementing and maintaining the infrastructure data platform.
• Work closely with engineers to ensure they leverage the latest insight into the realm of data and databases.
• Focus on improving the performance, security, and scalability of our data estate.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to enhance overall data estate health.
• Maintain and improve our current infrastructure and drive the transition to a state-of-the-art data estate.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and methodologies to cater for our ever-growing demand.

Your skills and experience:

• Prior experience as a Database Engineer/Administrator, with expertise in major database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server).
• Passion for automation, recognising, analysing and converting manual processes to automated ones.
• Experience working within DevOps culture with a modern data estate.
• Incident Management experience, based on a 24/7 on-call rota.
• Knowledge of database concepts, including performance tuning, indexing, and query optimisation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., SQL, PL/SQL, Bash, Python) for automation and database management.
• Strong understanding of database security principles and best practices.
• Experience with cloud database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database) as well as running databases in private cloud.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure in a 24/7 production environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

You also identify with our values:

• Empowering Connections
• Exploring with purpose
• Owning our impact

What we offer:

• You will be working at the market leader in Europe, surrounded by ambitious colleagues and plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.
• You will join the largest independent e-mobility PaaS platform in Europe.
• An attractive salary, a bonus scheme, and the opportunity to invest and grow with the organisation.
• A pension scheme, partly paid for by us.
• Flexible working hours, with a hybrid model of remote and office-based work (3 days at the office).
• 25 days of annual leave and 13 ATV days (based on a full-time contract).
• Full reimbursement of commuting costs (km allowance or an NS Business Card).
• A daily lunch in our in-house bistro.

Ready to make an impact?

If you have any questions, please reach out to recruitment at jobs@lastmilesolutions.com

*A VOG (Certificate of Conduct)/Screening will be part of the recruitment procedure*