Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

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.

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.

About The Team

We are looking for a curious and passionate Lead software engineer to join our Engineering Platform team. You will develop, enhance, and maintain tools, frameworks, and service infrastructure that support Dev Ops pipeline automation for various UKG products. This role involves collaborating with Product Management, Architects and internal engineering teams to understand requirements, implement solutions, identify issues, and propose improvements. The individual will work as a Leader, Developer, and Developer Advocate, working closely with product development teams to enable mature and evolve our Kubernetes and container platforms.

This work is in the Engineering Acceleration group supporting internal product teams in their deployments. The right technical background and experience will be with cloud technologies, Git Hub Actions, Terraform and Ansible. Is recognized as an expert in their technical area.

• Software Development:
  Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for various software applications and systems.
• Technical Strategy:
  Drive the technical strategy and vision for major projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices. Communicate complex concepts, anticipate potential objections, and influence others to adopt a point of view.
• Leadership:
  Lead cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver high-impact software projects on time and within budget. Coordinate activities and tasks of other team members, working independently and needing guidance only in the most complex situations.
• Architectural Excellence:
  Architect, design, and develop complex software systems and applications, ensuring high standards of performance, scalability, and reliability. Collaborate with architects on mid-level and high-level design.
• Complexity:
  Solve complex issues with innovative solutions, setting precedents as needed. Navigate information, alternatives, and relationships to achieve results. Communicate complex concepts, anticipate objections, and influence adoption of viewpoints.
• Impact:
  Impact the achievement of area/group objectives. Develop team policies, procedures, and techniques. Drive prioritization of technical debt, articulating the expected impact and outcomes.
• Service Health and Quality:
  Ensure the health and quality of services and incidents, proactively identifying and addressing issues. Utilize service health indicators and telemetry for action. Conduct thorough root cause analysis and implement measures to prevent future recurrences.
• Engineering Excellence Practices:
  Advocate for and implement best quality practices, hold a high bar for engineering excellence, and guide the team in maintaining service quality through the testing pyramid.
• Dev Ops Model:
  Oversee CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient build, test, and deployment phases. Take ownership from working with product management on requirements to designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software in production.
• Testing:
  Build testable software, define tests, participate in the testing process, automate tests using tools (e.g., JUnit, Selenium) and design patterns leveraging the test…