Senior Software Engineer & Technical Leader

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. You will lead projects and deliver high-impact software used by enterprises worldwide.

Responsibilities include design, development, testing, deployment, and mentoring junior engineers in a collaborative environment. You will work on UI/UX principles, API development, database management, and security practices, while shaping scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep expertise in Java, React and SQL
• Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns.
• Proficiency with version control systems like GitHub and bug/work tracking systems like JIRA.
• Understanding of cloud technologies and DevOps principles.

Responsibilities

• Software Development: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for various software applications and systems.
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of complex software applications and systems, ensuring high quality and performance.
• Project Management: Manage execution and delivery of features and projects, negotiate priorities and deadlines, ensuring timely completion.
• Architectural Design: Participate in design reviews and architect new features with scalability, reliability, and maintainability in mind.
• Code Review: Review others’ code, provide feedback, maintain high standards, and ensure observability and tests.
• Testing: Build testable software, define tests, automate tests using tools and design patterns.
• Service Health and Quality: Maintain health and quality of services, perform root cause analysis, and implement improvements.
• Dev Ops Model: Work in a DevOps model, own from requirements to production deployment and maintenance.
• Documentation: Document features, enhancements, or fixes for training materials.

Skills

Java

React

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

JIRA

Job description

UKG is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. You will lead projects and deliver high-impact software used by enterprises worldwide.

Responsibilities include design, development, testing, deployment, and mentoring junior engineers in a collaborative environment. You will work on UI/UX principles, API development, database management, and security practices, while shaping scalable solutions.