Cormac Richardson
Senior Staff Software Engineer Database Platforms @Proofpoint
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Staff Software Engineer Database Platforms @Proofpoint
Belfast, GB
Ownership of relational database platforms including PostgreSQL (Aurora / Limitless), SQL Server and MySQL• Schema design, migrations and database performance optimisation for large-scale SaaS systems• Query optimisation using EXPLAIN/ANALYZE and indexing strategies• High availability cloud database clusters in AWS• Development of automation tooling using Python and AWS services• Collaboration with engineering teams to improve database usage and performance• Monitoring and observability of database platforms using modern monitoring tools
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ABOUT CORMAC RICHARDSON
Database engineer with 20+ years of experience working with relational databases and large-scale production systems. My experience includes PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora, SQL Server, and MySQL across high-availability cloud environments.I specialise in database performance tuning, query optimisation, schema design, migrations, and supporting mission-critical systems. I work closely with development teams to improve SQL performance and database architecture while ensuring reliability and scalability of production platforms.I also have experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), automation using Python, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling to support database operations in modern SaaS environments.
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