Principal Software Engineer I - Remote, US

Paylocity; Schaumburg (IL); Remote; USD 117,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to drive technical direction and enhance product architecture. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, mentor junior engineers, and lead initiatives that impact the entire organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, particularly in enterprise-level applications, and a passion for continuous improvement. Join a company that values its employees and provides a supportive environment for career development and innovation, where your contributions will make a significant difference in the HR and payroll software landscape.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Career development opportunities

Annual bonus eligibility

Restricted stock unit grant

Qualifications

• 5+ years in designing and developing large-scale applications.
• Experience in API development and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction and architecture for products.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure quality and alignment.

Skills

API development practices

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

C#

ASP.NET

SQL Server

MongoDB

AWS

Microservices

Web Development standards

Automated unit testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Equivalent experience

Tools

.Net Frameworks

SCSS

LESS

Job description

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

Help Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology!

Principal Software Engineer I

We are recruiting for a Principal Engineer to join our Payroll Compliance team. With a focus on architecture, you will be responsible for defining and driving technical direction of our products with a strong focus on leveraging cloud technologies. This includes working with our core technical teams to establish and evangelize standards and practices, working with engineering managers, directors, and other leaders to socialize and solidify technical strategy, coaching and mentoring more junior, but very talented, Software Engineers and contributing working code to our solutions.

Who you are:

• Enthusiastic about design, development, and architecture for the best software available and providing the ultimate customer experience
• A leader in continuous improvement of our development process
• Interested in staying current with technology and willing to evangelize in order to realize your technical vision
• Someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment with a willingness to share your ideas
• Able to take the lead on multiple initiatives across a product category and collaborate on tasks to ship with high quality
• Able to drive to outcomes independently and share learnings along the way
• Excited to work on cutting-edge technology and has a relentless sense of curiosity
• Desires to be a “Player/Coach” in all aspects of the process

During the first six months, you will:

• Demonstrate a high level of depth in a particular domain
• Take on a leading role in discovery, design and implementation for major systems that involve cross-team dependencies
• Routinely and consistently push the team forward through design, complex problems, and ultimately delivering value to our clients
• Evangelize and gain team alignment with organization-wide technical strategies and best practices
• Work in systems that have significant consequences of failure, a high degree of ambiguity, or to a standard of quality well exceeding that of the current system
• Partner with a collection of Software Engineers and Development Leads to ensure everyone moving forward in the same direction.
• Make technology choices for components needed as part of an existing larger architecture or framework.
• Solicit and provide feedback via decision-making frameworks from across the organization asking probing, insightful questions and raising awareness of any unintended impact or dependencies within their area of expertise.
• Own the overall health and engineering quality of a domain
• Be a technical subject matter expert for a domain
• Initiate and lead cross-team collaboration

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Math or related discipline and/or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years’ experience in designing and developing large-scale enterprise level applications, including hands-on experience with web applications
• Served in a lead or architect capacity within a large-scale product organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of layered Architecture
• Proven experience of API development practices and how that relates to a service-oriented architecture and/or microservices.
• Strong knowledge of AWS product offerings and how to leverage the cloud for scalability and performance.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design proficiency in .Net Frameworks
• Proficiency in C#, ASP .NET, ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, MongoDB
• Understanding of common design patterns
• Knowledge of Web Development industry standards and best practices
• Knowledge of security (risks and threats, authentication, authorization, certificates, encryption)
• Experience with automated unit testing patterns and tools (preferred)
• Experience with preprocessors such as SCSS and LESS (preferred)

This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $117,800 - $218,800 /yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.