{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0ceedfac7923ea2d7c6eb45e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0ceedfac7923ea2d7c6eb45e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0ceedfac7923ea2d7c6eb45e","title":"Staff Software Engineer- Database Systems","description":"Job description\nCompany and benefits\nJob ID\nSTAFF019165\nEmployment Type\nRegular\nWork Style\nhybrid\nLocation\nSunrise,FL,United States\nTravel\nUp to 25%\nRole\nStaff Software Engineer- Database Systems\nWhy UKG:\nAt UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.\nWe never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you\nAbout the Role\nUKG is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer – Database Systems to join our engineering organization. In this role, you will design, develop, optimize, and support enterprise-scale database infrastructure powering our cloud-native SaaS solutions.\nAs a Lead Staff Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in building highly available, scalable, and performant Microsoft SQL Server database platforms. You will collaborate with software engineers, architects, production DBAs, and operations teams to deliver resilient database solutions while driving engineering best practices, automation, and operational excellence.\nKey Responsibilities\nDatabase Engineering\n\nDesign, develop, and maintain SQL Server-based database infrastructure supporting enterprise SaaS applications.\nDevelop clean, maintainable, and efficient T-SQL and automation scripts.\nDesign scalable database architectures that support high availability, performance, and reliability.\nTechnical Leadership\n\nPartner with engineering teams to perform SQL code reviews and database design reviews.\nEstablish and promote database engineering standards, best practices, and development guidelines.\nMentor engineers and provide technical leadership across database initiatives.\nPerformance & Optimization\n\nAnalyze and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, and capacity planning.\nRecommend and implement performance improvements across development and production environments.\nTroubleshoot complex database issues and drive root cause analysis.\nReliability & Operations\n\nMaintain the health, availability, and reliability of development and QA database environments.\nMonitor database performance using observability and monitoring tools.\nParticipate in incident response and on-call rotations.\nLead post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures to improve long-term system stability.\nDevOps & Automation\n\nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting database development and deployments.\nAutomate database administration tasks and operational workflows.\nPlan and execute SQL Server version upgrades, high-availability configuration (e.g., Always On Availability Groups), and replication strategies.\nUtilize Infrastructure as Code tools to provision and manage database environments.\nDocumentation & Engineering Excellence\n\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, runbooks, architecture decision records, and best practice guides.\nChampion operational excellence through automation, standardization, and continuous process improvement.\nInnovation\n\nStay current with emerging database technologies and cloud-managed database services.\nEvaluate and recommend new technologies that improve scalability, reliability, developer productivity, and operational efficiency.\nBasic Qualifications\n\n7+ years of experience as a Database Engineer, Database Administrator, or Database Developer supporting enterprise relational database systems.\nStrong expertise with Microsoft SQL Server and Always On Availability Groups and SSIS/SSRS/SSAS, replication.\nStrong experience administering Windows Server environments - experience with Linux/UNIX is a plus\nProficiency with Python and/or Shell/PowerShell scripting.\nProven expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and capacity planning.\nExperience supporting large-scale, multi-tenant production SaaS environments.\nThis position requires working onsite 3 days a week out of the UKG office location\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with Cloud-based infrastructures like Microsoft Azure and GCP\nExperience with Git-based version control systems and CI/CD automation tools, including GitHub, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions.\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.\nExperience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk and Grafana.\nStrong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with demonstrated mentoring experience.\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.\nCompany Overview:\nUKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nUKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.\nView The EEO Know Your Rights poster\nUKG participates in E-Verify.\nIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.\nDisability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process\nFor individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.\nThe pay range for this position is $129,500 to $186,100. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. 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The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.\nWe never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you\nAbout the Role\nUKG is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer – Database Systems to join our engineering organization. In this role, you will design, develop, optimize, and support enterprise-scale database infrastructure powering our cloud-native SaaS solutions.\nAs a Lead Staff Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in building highly available, scalable, and performant Microsoft SQL Server database platforms. You will collaborate with software engineers, architects, production DBAs, and operations teams to deliver resilient database solutions while driving engineering best practices, automation, and operational excellence.\nKey Responsibilities\nDatabase Engineering\n\nDesign, develop, and maintain SQL Server-based database infrastructure supporting enterprise SaaS applications.\nDevelop clean, maintainable, and efficient T-SQL and automation scripts.\nDesign scalable database architectures that support high availability, performance, and reliability.\nTechnical Leadership\n\nPartner with engineering teams to perform SQL code reviews and database design reviews.\nEstablish and promote database engineering standards, best practices, and development guidelines.\nMentor engineers and provide technical leadership across database initiatives.\nPerformance & Optimization\n\nAnalyze and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, and capacity planning.\nRecommend and implement performance improvements across development and production environments.\nTroubleshoot complex database issues and drive root cause analysis.\nReliability & Operations\n\nMaintain the health, availability, and reliability of development and QA database environments.\nMonitor database performance using observability and monitoring tools.\nParticipate in incident response and on-call rotations.\nLead post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures to improve long-term system stability.\nDevOps & Automation\n\nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting database development and deployments.\nAutomate database administration tasks and operational workflows.\nPlan and execute SQL Server version upgrades, high-availability configuration (e.g., Always On Availability Groups), and replication strategies.\nUtilize Infrastructure as Code tools to provision and manage database environments.\nDocumentation & Engineering Excellence\n\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, runbooks, architecture decision records, and best practice guides.\nChampion operational excellence through automation, standardization, and continuous process improvement.\nInnovation\n\nStay current with emerging database technologies and cloud-managed database services.\nEvaluate and recommend new technologies that improve scalability, reliability, developer productivity, and operational efficiency.\nBasic Qualifications\n\n7+ years of experience as a Database Engineer, Database Administrator, or Database Developer supporting enterprise relational database systems.\nStrong expertise with Microsoft SQL Server and Always On Availability Groups and SSIS/SSRS/SSAS, replication.\nStrong experience administering Windows Server environments - experience with Linux/UNIX is a plus\nProficiency with Python and/or Shell/PowerShell scripting.\nProven expertise in database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and capacity planning.\nExperience supporting large-scale, multi-tenant production SaaS environments.\nThis position requires working onsite 3 days a week out of the UKG office location\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with Cloud-based infrastructures like Microsoft Azure and GCP\nExperience with Git-based version control systems and CI/CD automation tools, including GitHub, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions.\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform and Ansible.\nExperience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk and Grafana.\nStrong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with demonstrated mentoring experience.\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.\nCompany Overview:\nUKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nUKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.\nView The EEO Know Your Rights poster\nUKG participates in E-Verify.\nIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.\nDisability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process\nFor individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.\nThe pay range for this position is $129,500 to $186,100. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. 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