Senior Staff AI Engineer: Agentic Systems Leader

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,600 - 209,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Restricted stock unit awards

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) in Seattle is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to lead the enterprise-wide agentic AI strategy leveraging Google’s Agent Development Kit. You will influence technical direction across multiple teams, shape advanced agent systems, and drive transformational change in intelligent automation. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of software development experience, deep expertise in languages like Python and Java, and proven architectural capabilities. The position offers a competitive salary range of $145,600 to $209,300, alongside performance-based bonuses and stock units.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with 3+ years building agentic AI systems.
• Deep expertise in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Proven experience architecting and building production agents using Google ADK.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide technical strategy for agentic AI across UKG.
• Architect organization-wide agentic AI capabilities on Google ADK.
• Drive technical decisions across multiple teams and divisions.

Skills

Python

Java

C#

JavaScript

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Google ADK

Anthropic Claude SDK

LangChain

GCP (Vertex AI)

Azure (Azure OpenAI)

AWS (Bedrock)

Job description

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) in Seattle is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to lead the enterprise-wide agentic AI strategy leveraging Google’s Agent Development Kit. You will influence technical direction across multiple teams, shape advanced agent systems, and drive transformational change in intelligent automation. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of software development experience, deep expertise in languages like Python and Java, and proven architectural capabilities. The position offers a competitive salary range of $145,600 to $209,300, alongside performance-based bonuses and stock units.