Based in Portugal, Wire IT is your specialized IT consulting partner with 18 years of experience driven by an experienced and senior team that helps clients make the right decisions in a fast-moving market.

Wire IT's ambition is to grow while keeping true to its nature: agile, people-centered, and fun. As we like to say: It's not only what we do, it's how we manage that truly make the difference.

If you're looking for more than just a job - if you're looking for a place where you can truly make a difference - you might be the next person to join WIRE IT.

Role: DataBase Engineer - AI Focus

Location: 100% Remote - Portugal

Required skills:

5+ years of work experience
Architect & Migrate: Partner with our teams to guide the migration of our monolithic MS SQL Server database to a highly scalable, distributed read/write PostgreSQL architecture.
Build & Refactor Schema: Translate complex legacy database logic into optimized modern queries, moving seamlessly from T-SQL to PL/pgSQL.
Embrace AI-Assisted Engineering: Actively explore, trial, and integrate advanced AI tooling—specifically Claude Code—into your daily database engineering workflows to accelerate refactoring and optimization.
Design for Distribution: Work on indexing, partitioning strategies, and high-performing configuration setups to ensure seamless read/write performance across a multi-node database environment.

We offer:

No-term full-time contract;
Health Insurance;
22 days of paid vacation;
4 extra days annually (Carnival, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Birthday);
Meal Allowance on card (Coverflex);
Referral Bonus;
Special discounts and flex options;
Training annual budget;
A great team-oriented culture;
Chance to become a part of a dynamically growing international company;
Challenging projects giving the unique opportunity to grow and learn.

Following the EU General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679, we inform you that by responding to this announcement, you consent to the use of your data by Wire IT, for as long as necessary. In case of doubt or request for elimination of your personal data, please send an email to info@wireit.pt

Originally posted on Himalayas

DataBase Engineer - AI Focus at WIRE IT