Engineering Lead - HCM & Pay-Run Systems (Remote, EST)

Praxy; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IRIS Software Group is hiring an Engineering Lead for our HCM product. This is a hybrid leadership role combining technical leadership, agile delivery ownership and people-management.

You will lead an autonomous engineering team building modern full stack web applications using the latest UI frameworks, .NET Core backends and cloud-native technologies across multiple jurisdictions. You will own architecture for high-volume payroll processing, drive quality governance, mentor engineers, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering with people management
• Track record delivering complex Agile projects in regulated domains
• Experience establishing code review standards balancing technical excellence with delivery
• Desirable - payroll/HCM/HRIS/benefits software exposure

Responsibilities

• Scope, prioritise, and deliver against quarterly OKRs, considering deadlines and roadmap
• Drive predictability and quality through agile practice and continuous improvement
• Own stakeholder communication on progress, risk, and dependencies
• Balance workload, staffing, and hiring to sustain delivery while planning for growth
• Own architecture for high-volume pay-run processing with correctness and audit trail
• Guide integration architecture with tax engines, ACH/e-filing, and third-party providers
• Set data governance and security standards for employee PII, compensation, and banking data
• Translate payroll and tax legislation changes into engineering requirements with Compliance and Legal
• Drive quality culture - TDD/BDD, testing standards, code review
• Set responsible-AI standards for the team and oversight on execution

Skills

Frontend Strategy

Backend Leadership

Data Architecture

AI-Assisted Engineering

Tools

Cursor AI

Copilot

Devin

Claude Code

Job description

IRIS Software Group is hiring an Engineering Lead for our HCM product. This is a hybrid leadership role combining technical leadership, agile delivery ownership and people-management.

You will lead an autonomous engineering team building modern full stack web applications using the latest UI frameworks, .NET Core backends and cloud-native technologies across multiple jurisdictions. You will own architecture for high-volume payroll processing, drive quality governance, mentor engineers, and