Who we are is what we do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries-helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Why should you be part of our success story? As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies - breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries-ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator's top companies list - all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google. Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum-backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years-you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work. What You'll Own Production Operations Monitor, triage, and resolve production incidents involving SQL Server performance, deadlocks, blocking, and index contention across Azure SQL HyperScale instances. Own the alerting stack (Zabbix), including threshold tuning, tag/host hygiene, and reducing alert noise without creating blind spots. Execute production data corrections using structured procedures (pre-check, execute, post-check, commit/rollback). Manage Azure SQL compute allocation across regions. Evaluate and implement compute isolation where traffic patterns justify it. Performance Engineering Read and interpret SQL Server execution plans end-to-end. Identify the costliest operator and trace it back to its root cause. Apply tactical fixes (plan hints, index adds, stats updates) that buy time, then design structural fixes tracked as debt. Index design: composite key order, include columns, covering vs. partial, online builds. Schema Development & Release Safety Review all database PRs against the team's checklist Own the schema deprecation pipeline: [deprecated] schema promotion, DropScheduledDate extended property, 30-day scream test before any DROP. Knowledge & Documentation Document database object intent using Extended Properties (MS_Description), not just external wikis. Write clear, reproducible runbooks for every non-trivial SOP. Contribute to and occasionally lead internal database development sessions. The team has a formal curriculum; you're expected to teach, not just execute. What We're Looking For Must-have 5+ years hands-on as a production SQL Server DBA, with at least 2 years on Azure SQL. Expert-level T-SQL: window functions, CTEs, dynamic SQL (sp_executesql), OUTER APPLY, correlated subquery identification, temp table vs table variable trade-offs. Execution plan fluency: you can identify a Key Lookup, recognize a Parallel Nested Loop that should be a Hash Join, and explain why the optimizer made the wrong choice. Index design beyond "create an index and see if it speeds things up." You understand included columns, fill factor, fragmentation costs, and when NOT to add an index. Experience with multi-tenant, multi-country production databases where a bad migration can affect thousands of companies simultaneously. Disciplined about prod changes. You don't run anything in production without a rollback plan, a pre-check, and a post-check. Able to work autonomously: you don't wait to be told there's a problem. You monitor, you notice patterns, and you raise them. Strong preference Azure SQL HyperScale or Managed Instance experience. Azure Data Factory familiarity (pipelines, triggers, monitoring). Experience with payroll, HR, or financial data systems - not required, but you'll learn this domain faster if you have it. Zabbix or equivalent monitoring platform administration. Schema migration experience on a database with 500+ tables and active development traffic. Exposure to soft-delete patterns, audit triggers, and data retention compliance. Nice to have PowerShell scripting for DBA automation (index maintenance, health checks, access provisioning). Experience reviewing ORM-generated queries and translating developer intent into an efficient SQL shape. Total Rewards Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. Our salary range reflects gross base salary. For commercial roles with commission eligibility, this figure represents On-Target Earnings (OTE), inclusive of base salary and target commission. Salary ranges are quoted in USD as a consistent global reference. Your offer will be localized to your country's currency using a market-aligned conversion. Final pay is based on objective, job-related criteria including experience, skills, and location. We don't ask about salary history. Offers are based on the role and what you bring to it. Some things you'll enjoy Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access At Deel, we're an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @ deel.com and other acquired company emails like @ payspace.com and @ paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page. Deel welcomes persons with disabilities to apply to any of our open roles. We will provide application and/or interview accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities or other needs. If you require application and/or interview accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via email ( [email protected] ) and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. As part of our hiring process, we primarily rely on interviews and role-related assessments. In limited cases, we may also consider informal background information relevant to the role, in line with our privacy and fairness obligations. This application process may utilise Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and AI systems to assist in evaluating candidates based on experience level, technical skills and qualifications. This processing is conducted in compliance with applicable Data Protection, AI Governance and Labour Laws. We ensure human oversight is maintained in all final hiring decisions. 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