AI-Driven Platform Lead Engineer (Salesforce & Scale)

UKG; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 134,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG seeks a Lead Software Development Engineer to guide the architecture and delivery of scalable, AI-native enterprise platforms. You will shape backend systems, drive AI/ML integrations, and ensure secure, high-availability integrations with Salesforce across a global footprint.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and AI teams, and uphold rigorous governance and security standards to deliver impactful platform solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with design ownership over complex distributed enterprise systems.
• Deep expertise in backend system design, RESTful/gRPC APIs, event-driven architectures and patterns.
• Hands-on experience integrating, scaling, and productionizing AI/ML applications, LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, or agentic frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backends and API platforms to handle high-volume transaction loads.
• Drive AI-native evolution with LLM-based services and autonomous AI frameworks.
• Design secure real-time enterprise integrations with Salesforce.

Skills

7+ years exp

Backend system design

AI integration

Salesforce integration

Leadership & communication

Problem solving

Tools

RESTful APIs

gRPC

Event-driven architectures

LLM APIs

RAG pipelines

Job description

UKG seeks a Lead Software Development Engineer to guide the architecture and delivery of scalable, AI-native enterprise platforms. You will shape backend systems, drive AI/ML integrations, and ensure secure, high-availability integrations with Salesforce across a global footprint.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and AI teams, and uphold rigorous governance and security standards to deliver impactful platform solutions.