Senior Database Engineer

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

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This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements. You must be available five days per week during designated work hours. The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.

Senior Database Engineer
 

Position Overview 

This role is a member of our product teams, responsible for creating, enhancing, and supporting databases. They are responsible for maintaining our critical data stores. Working side-by-side with Product Owners, Software Test Engineers, and Business Stakeholders, they are actively involved in the complete software development life cycle including technical design, hands-on coding, unit testing, integration testing, performance tuning, maintenance, test automation, deploys and database upgrades. 

Primary Responsibilities 

The below represents the primary duties of the position; others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Work on a small or medium project overall within a team/area 

• Work in parallel with peers and often take a leading role on features or refactors 

• Regularly mentor or coach one or more junior database engineers 

• Design standalone systems of moderate complexity, or major new features in existing systems 

• Perform code reviews and provides consistent, useful, constructive feedback 

• Effectively deliver small or medium team projects 

• Recognize and surface risks/unknowns and keep work in line with bigger picture goals 

• Provide input in database design, performance tuning, troubleshooting, error handling and hardware planning 

• Resolve data issues and facilitate data analysis 

• Interested in staying current and proficient on existing emerging relevant database technology through self-study and company/vendor provided training opportunities 

• Participation in on-call duties 

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. 

• 5+ years professional engineering experience 

• Experience with Mongo Atlas or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL database 

• Experience with AWS cloud highly preferred 

• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server database 

• Experience with SQL Always On and clustering 

• Must be adaptable to change and have a willingness to learn 

• Must have a strong sense of curiosity 

• Must commit to their role and take responsibility for their tasks 

• Must be able to work effectively in an agile and team environment 

• Must be effective and creative in problem solving 

• Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using related monitoring and troubleshooting tools. 

• Utilizing metrics to trend data for performance analysis and capacity planning 

• Responsibility for database SLA 

• Participation in on-call duties 

Physical requirements 

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day. 

• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously. 

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact accessibility@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

The pay range for this position is $92,200 - $171,400/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for a restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here Benefits Link. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.

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