Platform Engineer - Payroll Systems & APIs (Remote)

Check; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 166,500 - 183,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO and sick leave

Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

401k retirement plan

$100 monthly stipend for internet and mobile expenses

Job summary

A payroll technology company in San Francisco is seeking an engineer passionate about redefining payroll systems. In this role, you’ll build and ship software that enhances how partners and internal teams operate within the payroll sector. You will contribute to engineering objectives while resolving small friction points. The company promotes collaboration and expects strong programming skills, particularly in Python, as well as the ability to take ownership of projects.

Qualifications

• Comfort working across backend and frontend systems.
• Experience building product features or internal tools.
• Curious working style and excitement to learn.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship software that improves payroll business operations.
• Contribute to long-term engineering objectives.
• Take real ownership of your work from technical approach to rollout.
• Work directly with engineers and product teams to understand problems.

Skills

Strong software engineering fundamentals

Proficiency in Python or Go

Experience with Django, React, or TypeScript

Strong communication skills

Ability to navigate ambiguity

Tools

Python/Django

React

AWS

Terraform

Postgres

Temporal

GitHub

Job description

A payroll technology company in San Francisco is seeking an engineer passionate about redefining payroll systems. In this role, you’ll build and ship software that enhances how partners and internal teams operate within the payroll sector. You will contribute to engineering objectives while resolving small friction points. The company promotes collaboration and expects strong programming skills, particularly in Python, as well as the ability to take ownership of projects.