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Reapit .Reapit is the original end-to-end business technology provider for estate agencies of all sizes, with 25+ years of experience helping sales and lettings agents build relationships and grow their businesses. Our technology empowers property professionals to work with buyers, sellers, tenants, and landlords to deliver a dream home experience.Worldwide, over 78,000 agents across more than 15,000 branches use Reapit to run their businesses, manage properties, collect rent, engage clients, and provide outstanding customer service every time.What you’ll be doing
Analyse and optimise slow-running queries across a complex, highly used production database.Review and improve indexing strategy, eliminating redundancy and ensuring coverage for critical workloads.Work with engineering teams to implement pagination, caching strategies, and data access best practices.Redesign and tune schemas where appropriate to improve scalability and maintainability.Support and optimise the Aurora MySQL 2 upgrade process, ensuring minimal downtime and performance gains.Identify and eliminate resource bottlenecks, reducing unnecessary cloud consumption.Create repeatable frameworks for query tuning and performance monitoring.Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure changes align with business priorities.Document improvements and create guidelines for future maintainability.Who we’re looking for
An experienced DBAs with deep expertise in MySQL (Aurora preferred).Proven track record of query optimisation, schema tuning, and indexing strategies in production environments.Familiarity with cloud-native databases and performance optimisation in AWS environments.Strong understanding of database monitoring, profiling, and troubleshooting tools.Hands-on experience with database migrations and upgrades at scale.Comfortable working with large, legacy codebases and finding pragmatic solutions.Collaborative communicator able to work closely with engineers, product managers, and cloud ops teams.Able to deliver measurable performance improvements in a short timeframe.Contract-friendly mindset: autonomous, delivery-focused, and outcome-oriented.What you’ll get
We operate a Flexible Working Policy with no mandatory in-person attendance, aside from occasional ad-hoc project meetings in Solihull or London offices. You can expect an industry-competitive day rate, available on request.What we’re looking for
We hire based on attitude and fit as much as experience. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and building an inclusive environment for all.Lived values and behaviours that align with our culture.Ability to contribute to an empowering, respectful, and collaborative environment.Seniority level
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