14 hours ago
Atlanta, GA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$91k - $131k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, maintain, and operate scalable software systems and services.
- Lead technical design and delivery for distributed systems, including architecture reviews, service decomposition, API design, event-driven integrations, and data modeling.
- Own services end to end through implementation, CI/CD automation, deployment, observability, operational health, and production support.
- Use AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude to improve development, testing, and documentation while validating generated output.
- Develop automated unit, integration, contract, and edge-case test suites and maintain high code-quality standards.
- Monitor and improve production reliability, availability, performance, and operational health using telemetry, logging, and metrics.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, platform, security, and business stakeholders and document systems, APIs, and operational processes.
- Apply responsible AI principles, including privacy, transparency, auditability, governance, and compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in software development, quality engineering, test automation, DevOps, or a related technical role.
- Strong proficiency in one or more of Java, C#, Python, Go, or Kotlin.
- Experience designing and operating distributed systems and microservices architectures.
- Knowledge of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns, testing methodologies, and system design principles.
- Experience with RESTful APIs, event-driven integrations, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server.
- Experience with cloud platforms and containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, Agile development workflows, and AI-assisted engineering tools.
- Preferred experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; observability and production operations; automated testing; compliance-sensitive systems; and AI-powered capabilities such as LLM APIs, intelligent automation, or agentic workflows.
- Preferred understanding of responsible AI principles and ability to drive projects independently and influence technical direction across teams.
Benefits
- The posting describes real workplace flexibility and company benefits and rewards.
- Employees may be eligible for a performance-based bonus plan and restricted stock unit awards in addition to base pay.
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About UKG
UKG builds cloud software for human capital and workforce management—HR, payroll, timekeeping, and scheduling—sold as SaaS to mid‑size and large employers. Formed in 2020 by the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos, it is privately held by Hellman & Friedman and has dual headquarters in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Weston, Florida. Its platform helps organizations handle pay, compliance, and workforce planning across industries.