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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.
Job Summary:
The SQL Server Database Senior Developer is responsible for the performance, optimization, and ongoing support of enterprise database systems within the Global Corporate and Investment Banking Technology (GCIB) organization. This role requires deep expertise in SQL Server, database performance tuning, code review and query optimization, along with strong collaboration with application teams and business partners.
This is a hands-on technical role focused on ensuring high-performing, scalable, and reliable SQL database as backend of Applications supporting the GCIB Division of MUFG bank. The successful candidate will have strong experience with SQL Server, execution plan analysis and large-scale data environments, and will help drive performance improvements across critical platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the performance tuning and optimization of SQL Server databases
- Serve as a senior technical contributor, resolving code bottlenecks, slow queries, blocking, and deadlocks
- Optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and batch processing jobs
- Analyze and tune execution plans to improve database efficiency and scalability
- Design and implement indexing strategies (clustered, non-clustered, partitioning)
- Monitor database performance using SQL Server tools such as SQL Profiler
- Identify and resolve I/O, memory, and CPU bottlenecks in production environments
- Collaborate with application development teams to ensure efficient database access patterns
- Work closely with business partners to gather, analyze, and document data and performance requirements
- Act as a liaison between database, application teams, and infrastructure groups
- Coordinate testing and implementation of database changes in accordance with bank policies and standards
- Organize and manage technical workstreams, communicating status, risks, and dependencies using tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, and Quality Engineering teams
- Provide guidance and oversight to junior developers or database team members
- Participate in production support, including availability for critical issue resolution
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of hands-on experience with SQL Server database development and performance tuning
- Deep expertise in:
- Query optimization
- Execution plan analysis
- Index design and tuning
- Stored procedure optimization
- Strong experience troubleshooting database performance issues in production environments
- Strong knowledge of SQL Server internals, including:
- Locking and blocking
- Deadlocks
- TempDB usage
- Indexing strategies
- Experience working with large datasets and high-throughput batch processing systems
- Familiarity with at least one programming language (e.g., C#, .NET, Java, Python) for integration purposes
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable
- Background supporting Loan systems, Corporate Investment Banking and Capital Markets platforms
- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Understanding of enterprise architecture, production support, and financial services security controls
- Prior experience mentoring or guiding junior team members
Education:
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience
“Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.”
The typical base pay range for this role is between $147k - $205k depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonuses and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.
Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.
For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.
MUFG Benefits Summary
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
