AI-Native Platform Lead Engineer — Salesforce & Cloud

UKG; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 134,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of our next‑generation, AI‑native enterprise platforms. You will shape platform architecture across cloud services, CX platforms, and Salesforce integrations, guiding scalable, secure backend systems.

This role requires hands‑on expertise, systems thinking, and the ability to mentor senior engineers while partnering with product and AI/ML teams to translate business

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for design, development, and deployment of AI-native enterprise platforms.
• Drive AI/Agentic orchestration and secure integration with Salesforce across global systems.
• Mentor senior engineers and align architectural decisions with product/AI/ML teams.

Skills

7+ years experience

Backend system design

AI/ML integration

Salesforce integration

Tools

Salesforce API integration

Job description

UKG is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of our next‑generation, AI‑native enterprise platforms. You will shape platform architecture across cloud services, CX platforms, and Salesforce integrations, guiding scalable, secure backend systems.

This role requires hands‑on expertise, systems thinking, and the ability to mentor senior engineers while partnering with product and AI/ML teams to translate business