Software Engineer III- Eng

Ukg-6; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Software Engineer III to join their hybrid team in Pune, India. You will contribute to design, development, and deployment of complex software, lead projects, review code, and help guide AI-enabled product features.

The role emphasizes scalable architecture, observability, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software in a DevOps-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/engineering.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep expertise in C#, .NET and JavaScript; strong design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Software Development across various applications and systems.
• Provide technical leadership in design, development, and deployment.
• Manage features/projects with timely delivery and quality.
• Participate in architectural reviews for scalability and reliability.
• Conduct code reviews and uphold coding standards and tests.
• Drive testing, telemetry, and observability in production environments.
• Own DevOps lifecycle from requirements through maintenance.
• Explore AI/ML capabilities for product features and AI tooling.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and mentorship.

Skills

C#

.NET

JavaScript

AI/ML

Prompt engineering

DevOps practices

Code review

GitHub

Jira

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

GitHub

Jira

CI/CD tools

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

Job description Company and benefitsJob IDSOFTW019820Employment TypeRegularWork StylehybridLocationPune City,IndiaTravelUp to 25%RoleSoftware Engineer III- 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.RESPONSIBILITIESSoftware Development: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for various software applications and systems.Technical Leadership: Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of complex software applications and systems, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance.Project Management: Manage execution and delivery of features and projects, negotiating project priorities and deadlines, ensuring successful and timely completion with quality.Architectural Design: Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders and in the architectural design of new features and systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.Code Review: Diligently review code developed by other engineers; provide feedback and maintain a high bar of technical excellence ensuring adherence to coding guidelines, observability, and unit test coverage.Testing: Build testable software, define tests, participate in the testing process, automate tests using tools (e.g., JUnit, Selenium, Pytest) and design patterns leveraging the test automation pyramid.Service Health and Quality: Maintain the health and quality of services and incidents, proactively identifying and resolving issues. Utilize service health indicators and telemetry; conduct root cause analysis and drive preventive measures.DevOps Model: Take full ownership from requirements through design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain in a DevOps model.AI Feature Ownership: Design, build, and integrate AI/ML capabilities into production software systems; evaluate AI architectural tradeoffs and select appropriate approaches for given product features and use cases.Documentation: Properly document new features, enhancements, or fixes to the product, contributing to training materials.Mentorship: Guide and mentor P1/P2 engineers on engineering best practices, design thinking, and effective use of AI-augmented development workflows.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSBachelor’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 one or more programming languages such as C#, .NET and JavaScript.Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns.Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., GitHub) and work tracking systems (e.g., JIRA).Understanding of cloud technologies and DevOps principles.Hands-on experience designing, building, or integrating AI/ML capabilities into production software systems; ability to evaluate AI architectural tradeoffs and select appropriate approaches for product use cases.Proficient use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate design, implementation, and code review cycles; ability to validate and improve AI-generated outputs against quality, security, and performance standards.Experience with prompt engineering techniques applied to real product features, customer-facing experiences, or engineering tooling.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience 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.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.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 processDisability 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.