Software Developer III

Dayforce

15h•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a Software Developer III with a strong DevOps and platform engineering mindset to join our Platform team and help build, automate, and evolve the foundational infrastructure and tooling that powers the Dayforce solution. This role sits at the intersection of software development and operations, focusing on building scalable, reliable, and automated systems that support enterprise SaaS applications. You will work on high-impact systems, enabling development teams through improved CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and observability. If you enjoy building foundational technology, influencing architecture, and working with automation, cloud infrastructure, reliability, and developer productivity—while seeing your work power large-scale applications—this role offers endless opportunity for impact.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or platform engineering
Strong programming skills in C#, .NET, or similar backend technologies
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and cloud-native services
Proficiency with containerization (Docker) and familiarity with orchestration (Kubernetes is a plus)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep, or similar)
Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and system design
Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Application Insights)
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across application and infrastructure layers
Familiarity with security best practices in cloud and DevOps environments
Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills
Leveraging AI-assisted development tools in daily workflows

Nice To Haves

Experience building and maintaining internal frameworks, shared libraries, or developer platforms, including self-service tooling
Strong focus on writing secure, accessible, scalable, reusable, and globally ready code
Experience working in a large-scale SaaS enterprise environment with cross-functional teams
Familiarity with microservices architecture and API management
Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets)

Responsibilities

Design, build, and evolve cloud-native platform components and infrastructure in a SaaS enterprise environment
Develop and maintain scalable, resilient systems including microservices, APIs, databases, and distributed systems
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and secure software delivery
Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
Implement and manage containerized workloads using Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, and observability through monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
Contribute across the full development lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and support
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline deployment processes and enhance developer experience
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development, staging, and production environments
Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across platform architecture, infrastructure, and delivery pipelines
Participate in architecture discussions, influencing technical direction, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization
Estimate effort, assess risk, and evaluate system impact for new features and platform changes
Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing across the team
Take ownership of initiatives and drive them through to successful delivery and continuous improvement
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, supporting production systems as needed