Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a senior software engineer with 5+ years of software engineering experience and deep expertise in Python or Java development.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, GitOps tooling (GitHub Actions, Argo CD), CI/CD design, and deploying to public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP). You will design scalable systems and lead large projects within a DevOps model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in Python or Java.
• Experience with GitOps/DevOps to support large teams.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and public cloud deployment platforms.
• Design and administer CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale software projects.

Skills

Python

Java

GitOps

DevOps

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Cloud Platforms

Education

B.S. in CS/Engineering

M.S./PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

Argo CD

Istio

Envoy

Job description

• 5+ years of software engineering experience Deep expertise in Python or Java development.


• 1 year+ of GitOps/DevOps experience or, building Infrastructure as Code pipelines or processes to support large teams


• Experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, and public cloud deployment platforms


• Experience designing and administering CI/CD pipelines


• Proven track record of leading and delivering large-scale, complex software projects.


• Proficiency with cloud technologies like Azure, AWS, GCP, and version control systems like GitHub.


• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience


• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.


• Experience and deep understanding GitHub Actions, Argo CD, or similar GitOps and CI/CD platforms for Kubernetes application deployment, release orchestration, traffic routing, and lifecycle management or a readiness and deep interest to learn and master.


• Extensive experience with GitOps tooling for example GitHub Actions, leveraging Terraform and Ansible to create CI/CD pipeline automation frameworks and container-based deployments.


• Extensive experience with software architecture and design patterns, including the ability to design and implement scalable, reliable systems in a DevOps model.


• Proficiency in building telemetry or observability as part of the development process.


• Strong understanding in DNS architecture and operations, including traffic management, split-horizon DNS, failover strategies, and performance optimization in large-scale distributed systems or a readiness and deep interest to learn and master.


• Proven experience designing and operating service-to-service routing, including L7 traffic shaping, canary deployments, blue/green releases, and zero-downtime migration strategies or a readiness and deep interest to learn and master.


• Experience with API gateway and edge routing technologies (e.g., NGINX, Envoy, Kong, or cloud-native equivalents), including authentication, rate limiting, and policy enforcement or a readiness and deep interest to learn and master.


• Hands-on experience with TLS/mTLS, certificate lifecycle management, and secure service-to-service communication in a Kubernetes or microservices environment or a readiness and deep interest to learn and master.


• Deep understanding of Kubernetes operators, networking primitives, including Services, Ingress, Gateway API, and service mesh architectures (e.g., Istio, Linkerd), with hands-on experience operating them at scale or a readiness and deep interest to learn and master.