Senior Database Engineer

Paylocity; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbase by Paylocity in Bengaluru is seeking a database engineer to maintain and support critical data stores, working closely with product teams on design, coding, testing, and deployment.

You will contribute to performance tuning, troubleshooting, and data analysis, with on-call duties and a strong focus on reliability and scalability for our cloud-based platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain databases as part of product teams throughout the software development life cycle.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineers, and Stakeholders on design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Perform performance tuning, troubleshooting, and data analysis; ensure database SLA and on-call duties.

Education

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

Tools

Mongo Atlas

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Always On

Job description

Description

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.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

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. Paylocity acquired Airbase! Airbase Inc., a modern finance and spend management software solution that combines bill pay / accounts payable automation, expense management, corporate cards and procurement capabilities. The acquisition of Airbase represents an expansion of Paylocity’s suite and is expected to deliver incremental integrated value to HR and finance leaders in managing all of their spend on a single platform – expanding the Paylocity total addressable market beyond HCM and further into the Office of the CFO. We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer various benefits, 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 Airbase by Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business. Help Airbase by Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology! Want to develop the strategies and principles needed to deliver compelling software? Join our team and help us enhance our all-in-one software platform, elevate our one-of-a-kind technology, and improve the employee experience. Take your career to the next level at one of G2's Top 100 Software Companies. Explore our Product & Technology positions to see where you fit!

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

• Work on a medium or large 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 medium or large 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.

Work Location

Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Sunriver Building , 3rd floor Challaghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071

Airbase by Paylocity

Airbase by Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. We are 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 Airbase by 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, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law. 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. Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting [e-mail].

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