Senior SQL Engineer

Location: Pune (Work from Office – 5 Days)

Experience: 8 to 10 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior SQL Engineer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, optimizing, and maintaining high-performance Microsoft SQL Server databases that power our cloud-based logistics and supply chain platform. You will work closely with software engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders to build scalable database solutions supporting mission-critical business applications.

Key Responsibilities

· Design, develop, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases.

· Write optimized, complex SQL queries, stored procedures, views, functions, and triggers.

· Perform query optimization and database performance tuning.

· Analyze execution plans and resolve performance bottlenecks.

· Design database schemas for scalable enterprise applications.

· Develop ETL processes and data migration solutions.

· Monitor database health, indexing, backups, and recovery processes.

· Ensure database security, integrity, and availability.

· Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.

· Participate in database architecture discussions and recommend best practices.

· Prepare technical documentation and support deployment activities.

Required Skills

· 8+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server.

· Strong expertise in:

· Experience with database design and normalization.

· Knowledge of SQL Server Agent, SSIS, and SQL Profiler.

· Experience in data migration and ETL development.

· Understanding of transactions, locking, blocking, and deadlock resolution.

· Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

o SQL Programming

o T-SQL

o Stored Procedures

o Functions

o Views

o Triggers

o Indexing

o Query Optimization

o Performance Tuning

o Execution Plans

Education Qualification

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

What we're Looking For

· Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

· Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced product environment.

· Ownership mindset with attention to performance and quality.

· Passion for building scalable and reliable database solutions.