Sr. Staff Software Engineer- Eng

UKG•Sunrise, FL

23h•$145,600 - $209,300

About The Position

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer with deep full-stack expertise to play a critical leadership role across the Talent Acquisition / Onboarding domain. In this role, you will drive the architecture, design, and delivery of highly scalable, customer-focused SaaS solutions, while influencing multiple teams and shaping the technical direction of the platform. You will work in an agile environment, partnering closely with engineers, product managers, architects, and leadership to deliver secure, performant, and accessible applications. You will be responsible not only for building systems, but for defining how they should be built. You will champion an AI-first engineering mindset, leveraging modern AI capabilities to accelerate development, enhance product innovation, improve system reliability, and transform how teams build and operate software.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in enterprise software development
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
Strong experience with .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Angular, NoSQL databases
Experience designing distributed systems
Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Strong understanding of design patterns, OOP, BDD, TDD
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
Proficiency with Git
Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Nice To Haves

Experience leading cross-team initiatives
Strong background in performance and scalability
Experience modernizing legacy systems
Exposure to observability and SRE practices
Experience with AI/ML tools in engineering

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end architecture and design of enterprise-scale, distributed systems
Define and drive technical strategy, standards, and best practices across teams
Design scalable APIs, services, and front-end architectures powering modern web and mobile experiences
Lead complex system design discussions and influence long-term technical decisions
Evaluate and incorporate AI-driven solutions and architectures where they provide measurable value
Lead the development of high-impact features and platform capabilities across the full stack
Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security requirements
Guide teams through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Contribute hands-on to critical areas of the codebase when needed
Champion a culture of quality-first development
Utilize AI to improve test coverage, defect detection, and system observability
Review code and system designs to ensure maintainability and scalability
Drive improvements in CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence
Collaborate across teams to align architecture and deliver cohesive platform solutions
Lead cross-team initiatives and process improvements
Partner with product and architecture to refine requirements and technical direction
Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex production issues
Improve system reliability, monitoring, and incident response practices
Participate in and improve on-call and support processes
Mentor and develop engineers across multiple teams
Raise the bar for engineering standards, design thinking, and code quality
Promote adoption of modern technologies, tools, and methodologies
Drive adoption of an AI-first approach across the software development lifecycle
Leverage AI tools to accelerate development and improve code quality
Apply AI to problem-solving including defect resolution and performance optimization
Identify opportunities to embed AI-driven capabilities into products and systems
Establish best practices for responsible and secure AI usage
Stay current with emerging AI technologies