Lead Platform Engineer: AI-Native, Scalable Backends

UKG; Hagåtña (GU); On-site; USD 134,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG, the Workforce Operating Platform, is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer who will steer design and deployment of scalable, AI-native enterprise platforms. You will bridge cloud-native backends, CX platforms, and Salesforce integrations, shaping systems with Agentic AI and LLMs to power global-scale deployments.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product, business, and AI teams to translate ambitions into secure, high-performance

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering with ownership of complex distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in backend design and RESTful/gRPC APIs.
• Experience integrating AI/ML, LLMs, or agentic frameworks into software ecosystems.
• Proven ability to design systems interfacing with Salesforce and other enterprise ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and distributed services and APIs for high-volume workloads.
• Drive integration of AI-native capabilities and Agentic AI frameworks into core architecture.
• Lead cross-functional reviews and influence direction across backend and AI/ML teams.

Skills

Backend design

APIs (REST/gRPC)

Event-driven

AI integration

Salesforce integration

Security & governance

Leadership

Communication

Job description

UKG, the Workforce Operating Platform, is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer who will steer design and deployment of scalable, AI-native enterprise platforms. You will bridge cloud-native backends, CX platforms, and Salesforce integrations, shaping systems with Agentic AI and LLMs to power global-scale deployments.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with product, business, and AI teams to translate ambitions into secure, high-performance