Software Engineer III- Eng; Full Stack-Java​/React

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.

We are looking for a Software Engineer III – Eng (Full stack‑Java/React) to join our dynamic team. This role provides an opportunity to lead projects and contribute to high‑impact software solutions that are used by enterprises and users worldwide. As a Software Engineer III – Eng, you will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of complex software systems, as well as mentoring junior engineers.

You will work in a collaborative environment, contributing to the technical foundation behind our flagship products and services. We are seeking engineers with diverse specialties and skills to join our dynamic team to innovate and solve complex challenges.

• Software Development:
  Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for various software applications and systems.
• Technical Leadership:
  Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of complex software applications and systems, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance.
• Project Management:
  Manage the execution and delivery of features and projects, negotiate project priorities and deadlines, ensuring successful and timely completion with quality.
• Architectural Design:
  Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders and in the architectural design of new features and systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Code Review:
  Diligent about reviewing code developed by other developers, provide feedback and maintain a high bar of technical excellence to ensure code is adhering to industry standard best practices like coding guidelines, elegant, efficient and maintainable code, with observability built from ground up, unit tests etc.
• 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 automation pyramid as the guide.
• Service Health and Quality:
  Maintain the health and quality of services and incidents, proactively identifying and resolving issues. Utilize service health indicators and telemetry for action providing recommendations to optimize performance. Conduct thorough root cause analysis and drive the implementation of measures to prevent future recurrences.
• Dev Ops Model:
  Understanding of working in a Dev Ops Model. Taking ownership from working with product management on requirements to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain the software in production.
• Documentation:
  Properly document new features, enhancements or fixes to the product, contributing to training materials.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep expertise in programming languages such as Java, Typescript.
• Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns.
• Proficiency with version control systems like Git Hub and bug/work tracking systems like JIRA.
• Understanding of cloud technologies and Dev Ops principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with developing accessible technologies.
• Dedicated to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a…