Chief Database Architect

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ut Huawei Research and Development UK Limited

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.

Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic;

redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they’re at home, in the office, or on the go.

This spirit of innovation has led Huawei to work in close partnership with leading academic institutions in the UK to develop and refine the latest technologies. With a shared commitment to innovation and progress, both parties have worked together to achieve common goals and establish a strong partnership. The partnership between UK and Huawei help to develop the technologies of the future that will transform the way we all communicate, work and live.

For the past 30 years we have maintained an unwavering focus, rejecting shortcuts and easy opportunities that don't align with our core business. With a practical approach to everything we do, we concentrate our efforts and invest patiently to drive technological breakthroughs.

This strategic focus is a reflection of our core values:

• staying customer-centric,
• inspiring dedication,
• persevering,
• Growing by reflection

Huawei’s vision is to enhance the lives of humanity and improve the environment by building a fully connected and intelligent world. Huawei has the largest Research and Development organisation in the world, with 96,000+ employees in research centres around the globe, driving innovations in key ICT domains including enterprise databases. A cornerstone of our database innovation is Gauss

DB—Huawei’s self‑developed enterprise‑grade distributed database, designed to support multi‑modal data management, cloud‑native elasticity, AI‑augmented optimisation, and hardware‑affinity computing. Trusted by global customers in finance, government, and enterprise sectors, Gauss

DB delivers high performance, reliability, and scalability for both transactional and analytical workloads, while leading the industry in integrating incremental AI capabilities and heterogeneous computing support.

In the UK, we already have design centres in Cambridge, Edinburgh, London and Ipswich, where our teams play a pivotal role in advancing Gauss

DB’s core technologies—including execution engine optimisation, multi‑modal data processing, and AI‑native database innovations. We invite you to join our world‑class team in Edinburgh, contributing to Gauss

DB’s evolution and driving your career forward at the forefront of database technology.

We are seeking a Chief Database Architect to join our database team which is focused on making significant progress in database construction. The successful candidate is expected to be an expert in research areas such as database theory, database system architecture, distributed databases, cloud native databases, execution engine architecture, and multi‑modal databases. The candidate will also have a keen insight into technology trends and a strong passion for technological breakthroughs, and the ability to lead global teams in delivering innovative database solutions that redefine product competitiveness.