Senior Staff Engineer
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.
UKG is hiring an Architect for the UKG Engineering team. In this role you will be responsible for leading and driving the architectural design and implementation of key modules within the product. This role requires a strong technical background and a passion for driving innovation and efficiency. Architects participate in how we define, implement, and enforce an overall architecture practice, including principles and standards. They are focused on improving efficiency and effectiveness of the business through architectural designs that align and fit within the technical ecosystem. They are the primary drivers of design, while also being technically hands-on to support the teams and ensure that ongoing feature deliveries are well-designed, resilient and optimized for performance. This role will work as a thought leader in our WFM pillar to help define and govern the processes spanning over the whole software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate is an experienced software developer or current architect with experience in cloud infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and software development principles.
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1. Provide technical leadership and support to UKG Scheduling engineering teams
Develop, design, and communicate a clear architectural vision and design for the teams that is aligned with the organization's goals and objectives, while keeping a product suite mindset at the forefront.
Understand product requirements, drive for clarity of requirements to ensure the design is fit for purpose, and ensure design supports architecture strategy.
Develops technical roadmaps and ensures that services for the suite meet established architectural guidelines and standards.
Deep dive into the code to confirm design integrity and maintain a cost-effective straightforward design throughout the teams.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and product managers, to gather requirements and ensure architectural design meets the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Collaborate with peers and technical leaders to define/articulate constraints and guidelines.
Define and enforce CI/CD standards, development methodologies, and quality assurance processes.
Identify and mitigate risks associated with architectural decisions.
* Ensure effective adoption of observability tools for proactive alerting of production performance issues, adopt service-owner mindset to ensure quick recovery from problems, and constantly seek opportunities to improve resilience of services from failures.
Leverage artificial intelligence tools to identify productivity improvements for engineering teams, as also value-add features for our users.
2. Document and maintain the product & service architecture
3. Drive strategic architecture vision and innovation.
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to ensure the Value Streams scalability, security, and performance.
Provide architecture leadership, focusing on creating and maintaining cross-product and multi-year architecture visions.
Identify architecture risks, develop mitigation strategies, and maintain architectural opportunities for all stakeholders.
Understand how architecture is done across the industry; research new technology trends; identify innovations that can drive a competitive advantage for UKG products.
Requirements:
Bachelors/Master's in engineering / Computer Science or equivalent experience
10 years of software development experience in a fast-paced environment, working through all phases of the software development life cycle.
Proven experience as a lead software developer or similar role, driving the architecture and implementation of complex software solutions.
Possess extensive design portfolios showing high proficiency in Java based development technologies for SaaS and Multi-Tenant systems.
Experience leveraging observability tools such as Datadog and Grafana for production monitoring.
Experience with modern cloud technology (GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, etc.) and the ability to design a solution that operates optimally in a cloud environment, including cost optimizations, leveraging managed services, observability, etc.
Strong exposure for highly reliable, scalable, secure, and decoupled solution
Strong exposure of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery process (CI/CD)
Experience in detailed analysis, feasibility studies, performance analysis and prototyping
Experience in developing Software application for Multiplatform development.
Experience in object-oriented programming and design, Service oriented architecture and design patterns
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Excellent problems solving skills, with the ability to handle the most complex issues.
Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies (SQL Server, Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.)
Experience with modern quality practices to effectively automate testing and eliminate manual test processes will be preferred.
Experience with artificial Intelligence and machine learning techniques.
Experience with modern analytics technology (BigQuery, Snowflake, Tableau, Looker, etc.).
* Experience with messaging and event streaming solutions (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache Beam, Spark, etc.).
Company Overview
UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry - because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.
UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.
Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process
For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- FSA With Employer Contribution
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- Fitness Subsidies
- On-Site Gym
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- Company Outings
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
- Profit Sharing
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
Diversity and Inclusion