Senior Backend Engineer (Automation & Integration)

Overview

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 6,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain automation services that connect internal tools, third-party platforms, and messy data pipelines
• Power intelligent workflow orchestration for our Payroll team

You’ll bring

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with an integration / automation focus
• Strong Node.js / JavaScript experience
• API integration and data transformation skills
• Experience working with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, e2b, n8n)
• Comfortable handling messy, unreliable data from multiple sources

Bonus if you have

• React experience for building internal UIs
• RPA tools background
• Workflow orchestration familiarity (Zapier, n8n, etc.)
• Deep experience with file parsing and data extraction (PDFs, Excel, CSVs)

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

Equal opportunity

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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