Staff Software Engineer- Eng

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Company and benefits

Job IDSTAFF
019598

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Regular Work  Style hybrid Location Atlanta ,GA,United States, Alpharetta,GA,United States, Lowell,MA,United States Role Staff  Software Engineer
- Eng Why UKG:

At 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.

We 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.

POSITION OVERVIEW We are seeking a Senior Database Platform Engineer with strong Go (Golang) skills to deliver and operate critical production database services across on-premises and cloud infrastructure. You will own the infrastructure, automation, and operations of multiple mission-critical database platforms (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL), ensuring seamless, reliable service delivery at scale in hybrid environments. You don't need deep database expertise—we're looking for a talented Go engineer who can master our platform ecosystem and thrive in fast-paced production environments.================================================================================KEY

RESPONSIBILITIES================================================================================SERVICE DELIVERY & INFRASTRUCTURE Design and maintain infrastructure and automation to deliver critical production database services across on-premises and cloud platforms

Build solutions for database provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, and self-service enablement at scale

Implement infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm) to automate service delivery across hybrid environments

Develop automation for certificate management, version upgrades, platform migrations, and operational tasksPRODUCTION SUPPORT & RELIABILITYRespond to and resolve P1/P2 incidents across all critical production database platforms in both environments

Troubleshoot service failures, provisioning errors, replication issues, and connectivity problems in hybrid infrastructure

Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability improvements to prevent and resolve issues

Participate in on-call rotation to support mission-critical database servicesPLATFORM OWNERSHIPOwn one or more critical production database service areas to ensure high reliability and availability

Lead platform improvements including high-availability implementations and disaster recovery enhancements

Ensure seamless integration and support for critical database services at scale

Continuously optimize service delivery and reliability across all environments================================================================================REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS================================================================================EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience9+ years of software engineering or platform engineering experience5+ years of hands-on production Go (Golang) development

Proven track record building end-to-end platform solutions

Experience supporting mission-critical production services TECHNICAL SKILLSExpert proficiency in Go with strong architectural knowledge

Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies

Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm)
Solid understanding of relational and No

SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL)
Production experience with GCP (GKE, CloudSQL, Secret Manager) and/or other cloud platforms

Experience deploying and managing services in hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud)
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, logging systems)
SOFT SKILLS Strong troubleshooting abilities and systematic…