Senior Staff AI Platform Architect

UKG; Alaska; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to set the technical direction for agentic AI and scale it across the organization.

You will define how UKG builds agents on Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK) and other platforms, own the reference architecture, and translate ambiguous business problems into technical charters for multiple teams. You will operate ahead of the roadmap, defend platform bets to senior leadership, and drive design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of

Qualifications

• Technical strategy and direction for agentic AI aligned with business goals.
• Define 12–24 month roadmap for agent-based platforms and platform bets.
• Communicate complex agent architectures to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and vision for agentic AI across UKG and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Set the direction for how UKG builds agents: platform selection, orchestration standards, and evaluation methodology.
• Architect reference patterns and coordinate multi-team projects with enterprise alignment.
• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI agents using Google ADK and other platforms; ensure maintainability and reusability.
• Maintain observability, performance, and cost control of agent-powered services.

Job description

UKG is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to set the technical direction for agentic AI and scale it across the organization.

You will define how UKG builds agents on Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK) and other platforms, own the reference architecture, and translate ambiguous business problems into technical charters for multiple teams. You will operate ahead of the roadmap, defend platform bets to senior leadership, and drive design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of