Intermediate or Sr Software Developer (AI Platform & Applications

Intermediate or Sr Software Developer (AI Platform & Applications)

United States

Posted Monday, July 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM | Expires Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 4:59 AM

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.

Our brand prom ise - Makes Work Life Better ™ - Reflects our co mmitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join the team building AI-powered capabilities within the Dayforce platform. This role is ideal for an experienced software engineer who enjoys designing, building, and delivering production-quality applications using modern development frameworks, cloud technologies, and AI-assisted engineering practices.

This is a high-impact opportunity to help shape how millions of users across more than 150 countries interact with Dayforce. You will work across the full software development lifecycle—including architecture, design, prototyping, implementation, testing, release, and production operations—while partnering closely with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions.

Design and Build Scalable Software

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable software solutions and services.
• Build and evolve microservices and APIs that support AI-powered product capabilities and core platform functionality.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of modern distributed systems with a focus on scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Participate in architecture discussions and help shape the technical direction of new and existing services.
• Build robust testing, validation, monitoring, and observability into production systems.
• Improve system performance through profiling, optimization, and continuous refinement.
• Automate releases, deployments, integrations, and operational workflows.
• Own critical areas of the codebase while contributing to shared engineering libraries and reusable components.

AI-Accelerated Engineering

• Leverage modern AI development tools to improve engineering productivity while maintaining high standards for quality, security, and maintainability.
• Use AI-assisted code generation with thoughtful engineering review.
• Utilize automated test generation and regression testing.
• Accelerate refactoring and modernization initiatives.
• Apply AI-assisted debugging, log analysis, and root cause investigation techniques.
• Support documentation, code migration, and engineering workflow automation.
• Promote responsible AI usage with strong security, privacy, and review practices.

Product Partnership and Engineering Excellence

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Designers, and Engineers to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Translate business requirements into well-designed technical solutions.
• Present designs and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor team members through code reviews, design discussions, and pair programming.
• Contribute to engineering best practices, technical standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in the complete software development lifecycle from concept through production support.

• Strong software development experience using Python to build production-quality applications.
• Experience designing and developing cloud-native, distributed, or SaaS applications.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and API design.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Azure or another major cloud platform.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms…