Software Engineer III- Eng

UKG•Lowell, MA

2d•$102,300 - $147,050

About The Position

UKG is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to lead projects and contribute to high-impact software solutions utilized by enterprises and users globally. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of complex software systems, as well as mentoring junior engineers. The position involves working in a collaborative environment, contributing to the technical foundation of UKG's flagship products and services. The team is looking for engineers with diverse specialties and skills to innovate and solve complex challenges, with expertise in UI/UX design principles, responsive design, JavaScript frameworks, API Development, Database Management, Security Practices, and Message Queuing.

Requirements

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 Java, React and SQL
Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns.
Proficiency with version control systems like GitHub and bug/work tracking systems like JIRA.
Understanding of cloud technologies and DevOps principles.

Nice To Haves

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 collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for various software applications and systems.
Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of complex software applications and systems, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance.
Manage execution and delivery of features and projects, negotiating project priorities and deadlines, ensuring successful and timely completion, with quality.
Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders and in the architectural design of new features and systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Review code developed by other developers, provide feedback, and maintain a high bar of technical excellence, ensuring code adheres to industry standard best practices like coding guidelines, elegant, efficient, and maintainable code, with observability built from the ground up, unit tests, etc.
Build testable software, define tests, participate in the testing process, and automate tests using tools (e.g., Junit, Selenium) and Design Patterns, leveraging the test automation pyramid as the guide.
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.
Understand working in a DevOps Model. Take ownership from working with product management on requirements to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain the software in production.
Properly document new features, enhancements, or fixes to the product, contributing to training materials.