Software Engineer III- 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 are members of the Payroll team. Our team of Java engineers is a welcoming and supportive group, where every member is committed to helping one another succeed. We celebrate diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which strengthens our collaboration and creativity. Team members readily share knowledge, offer guidance, and encourage open communication, ensuring that everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best work.

We are looking for a Software Engineer III - Eng to join our dynamic team in Payroll. 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, 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.

• 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 execution and delivery of features and projects, negotiating priorities and deadlines, ensuring successful and timely completion.
• Architectural Design:
  Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders and in the architectural design of new features and systems while ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Code Review:
  Diligently review code by other developers, provide feedback, and maintain a high bar of technical excellence to ensure code is adhering to industry standard best practices. Examples include but are not limited to following coding guidelines, supporting efficient and maintainable code, ensuring observability is built from the ground up, and effective unit and integration tests.
• Testing:
  Build testable software, define tests, participate in the testing process, automate tests using tools such as Junit and 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. Take ownership from working with product management on requirements to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software in production.
• Documentation:
  Properly document new features, enhancements, or fixes to the product, contributing to training materials, and sharing knowledge with the team.
• Collaboration:
  
  Coordinate with other team members, product, and external team members to align and ensure the integrity and quality of the final solution.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, React, and Typescript.
• Demonstrated experience working with both SQL and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Familiarity with AI technologies, including machine learning frameworks and tools (highly preferred).
• Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns.
• Proficiency using version control systems (Git Hub) and bug/work tracking systems (JIRA).
• Solid understanding of cloud technologies and Dev Ops…