Senior Staff Backend Architect | AI-Driven Platform

UKG Inc.; Florida; In loco; USD 146.000 - 209.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

UKG Inc. is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to anchor the technical direction of our core platform and backend services. This senior IC role sets technical standards, stays hands-on, and acts as a trusted voice across engineering teams.

You will own end-to-end architecture, lead design decisions, and drive architectural excellence while mentoring engineers and influencing multiple teams. Join us to advance a scalable, AI-enabled workforce platform.

Competenze

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a lead or staff-level capacity.
• Proven experience owning architecture for a significant backend product area, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Strong proficiency in a backend language (e.g., Java, C#, Kotlin) and experience with microservices, distributed systems, and API design.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on use of AI coding agents to accelerate day-to-day development work.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and mentor engineers across teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Mansioni

• Own end-to-end architecture for core backend services, balancing scalability, reliability, security, and cost.
• Design and build highly available, distributed backend systems and the APIs that expose them.
• Guide teams through the full software development lifecycle, from design through production support.
• Champion quality, observability, and operational readiness across the services you help design.
• Mentor engineers at all levels through design reviews, pairing, and hands-on technical guidance.

Conoscenze

Architectural ownership

Backend leadership

AI coding agents

Mentor engineers

Influence tech direction

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Strumenti

Java

C#

Kotlin

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Microservices

Descrizione del lavoro

UKG Inc. is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to anchor the technical direction of our core platform and backend services. This senior IC role sets technical standards, stays hands-on, and acts as a trusted voice across engineering teams.

You will own end-to-end architecture, lead design decisions, and drive architectural excellence while mentoring engineers and influencing multiple teams. Join us to advance a scalable, AI-enabled workforce platform.