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Our mission is simple: build strong and diverse communities through innovative financial technology-and we do that by empowering our people to help create success for our customers.\nWhat Makes Q2 Special?\nBeing as passionate about our people as we are about our mission. We celebrate our employees in many ways through our year-round Q2 ChangeMakers awards program and global moments of recognition and connection. We invest in the growth and development of our team members through ongoing learning opportunities, internal mobility, and meaningful leadership relationships. We also know that nothing builds trust and collaboration like having fun and giving back together. From company-wide volunteer days to events like our Q2 Homecoming Week-featuring learning, community service, and culture-building experiences-we create opportunities to connect, grow, and make an impact.\nWhat You’ll Do\nIdentify, analyze, and resolve complex SQL performance and scalability issues\nDeeply analyze execution plans, indexing strategies, concurrency, locking, and resource utilization\nDesign and implement durable performance improvements across queries, schemas, and workloads\nBuild automation and tooling to detect, diagnose, and remediate database performance issues\nPartner with application and platform teams to improve database access patterns and system design\nEstablish, document, and enforce database performance best practices\nClearly explain complex technical concepts and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences\nRequired Expertise\nCandidates must demonstrate expert-level (“can teach a class”) knowledge in all the following:\nSQL performance tuning and optimization\nSQL Server, Postgres, Aurora\nQuery optimizers, execution plans, indexing, statistics, and transaction isolation\nDesigning and supporting database-backed APIs\nBuilding automation and tooling to support database performance and reliability\nInfrastructure as Code using Terraform\nLeveraging AI to automatically identify bottlenecks\nCloud platforms: AWS and Azure, including managed database services\nPerformance monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning in distributed systems\nCI/CD pipelines and deployment automation\nCapacity planning, workload modeling, and cost optimization\nWhat We’re Looking For\nA proven track record of improving database performance at scale\nA keen eye to spot when something isn’t right and the diligence to not stop until its resolved\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to mentor engineers and influence architecture and design decisions\nComfortable operating as a technical authority across teams\nRESPONSIBILITIESLead the design and implementation of business intelligence solutions, data architecture, analytics frameworks, governance protocols, and data quality standards.\nServe as subject matter expert in database performance, scalability, and security\nDevelop and enforce enterprise standards, policies, and procedures\nPartner with senior leadership to align data architecture with business strategy\nLead major modernization, migration, or transformation projects\nMentor other technical staff and lead knowledge-sharing efforts\nEvaluate technology trends and make strategic recommendations\nEXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE\nTypically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and a minimum of 12 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 8+ years of experience; or equivalent related work experience\nRecognized expert in database design, architecture, and optimization\nDemonstrated leadership in enterprise database strategy and execution\nExperience with cloud-native and distributed database solutions\n• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills\nThis position requires fluent written and oral communication in English.\nHealth & Wellness\nHybrid Work Opportunities\n\nFlexible Time Off\n\nCareer Development & Mentoring Programs\n\nHealth & Wellness Benefits, including competitive health insurance offerings and generous paid parental leave for eligible new parents\n\nCommunity Volunteering & Company Philanthropy Programs\n\nEmployee Peer Recognition Programs - “You Earned it”\n\nClick here to find out more about the benefits we offer.\nOur Culture & Commitment:\nWe’re proud to foster a supportive, inclusive environment where career growth, collaboration, and wellness are prioritized. 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