Software Engineer II- Eng

Ukg-6; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is hiring a Software Engineer II in Pune. You will develop full-stack solutions, review code for quality, and participate in testing, deployment, and maintenance. Expect collaboration in a DevOps environment with AI-assisted development and strong documentation practices.

The role requires 2–4 years of software development experience and proficiency in C#, Python, Java, or JavaScript, plus SQL/NoSQL and Git/Jira usage. Hybrid work model in Pune, India.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 2–4 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in C#, Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases for data operations.
• Familiarity with Git, GitHub and Jira for version control and issue tracking.
• Basic cloud and DevOps understanding.

Responsibilities

• Design and Architecture: implement features that scale and are maintainable.
• Code Review: provide feedback and ensure coding standards and tests.
• Testing: build and automate tests with standard frameworks.
• Debugging: triage defects and resolve issues promptly.
• Service Health: monitor telemetry and improve service quality.
• DevOps: own code through design, development, deployment, and production.
• AI-First Development: apply GenAI tools effectively with good token usage.
• Documentation: keep features and fixes well documented.

Skills

C#

Python

Java

JavaScript

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Jira

Education

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitHub

CI/CD

Job description

Job description Company and benefitsJob IDSOFTW020122Employment TypeRegularWork StylehybridLocationPune City,IndiaRoleSoftware Engineer II- EngWhy 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.Software Development: Full Stack developer who can write clean, maintainable, and efficient code or various software applications and systems for both Backend and Frontend.• Design and Architecture: Implement product features & tasks adhering to defined system design ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.• Code Review: Diligent about reviewing code developed by other developers, providing feedback and maintain a high bar of technical excellence to make sure code is adhering to industry standard best practices like coding guidelines, elegant, efficient and maintainable code, with observability built from ground up, unit tests etc.• Testing: Build testable software, define tests, participate in the testing process, automate tests using , tools (e.g., Junit, Selenium) and Design Patterns leveraging the test automation pyramid as the guide.• Debugging and Troubleshooting: Triage defects or customer reported issues, debug and resolve in a timely and efficient manner.• Service Health and Quality: Contribute to maintaining the health and quality of services and incidents, promptly identifying and escalating issues. Collaborate with the team in utilizing service health indicators and telemetry for action. Assist in conducting root cause analysis and implementing measures to prevent future recurrences.• Dev Ops Model: Understanding of working in a DevOps Model. Taking ownership from working with product management on requirements to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain the software in production.AI-First Development: Familiarity & exposure to use GenAI tools effectively with optimal token usage, to get efficient output & leverage productivity. Fair understanding of model capabilities & selection.• Documentation: Properly document new features, enhancements or fixes to the product, and also contribute to training materials.Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.• 2-4 years of professional software development experience.• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C#, Python, Java, or JavaScript.• Experience working with SQL, No-SQL databases for data operations & reporting.• Experience with software development practices and design patterns.• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.• Familiarity with version control systems like Git GitHub and bug/work tracking systems like JIRA.• Basic understanding of cloud technologies and DevOps principles.• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of building and shipping successful software products and services.• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.• Hands-on with Prompting to get desired code generation using GenAI tools such as Claude, Cursor, Devin or GitHub CoPilot.Preferred Qualifications:• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP.• Experience working in Payments or Payroll Domain for Workforce.• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools.• Knowledge of agile development methodologies.• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.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 ProcessFor individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email [e-mail] ON HIRING SCAMSUKG will never ask you for a copy of your driver’s license, social security card, or passport during a job interABOUT OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONSAll job descriptions are written to accurately reflect the open job and include general work responsibilities. They do not present a comprehensive, detailed inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed if or when circumstances change.