Senior Engineer Software - Client Scale

Senior Engineer Software - Client Scale

Location: Remote (Must be based in Guadalajara)

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

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We are committed to building a world-class team by hiring top talent globally. To ensure compliance, we use an Employer of Record model. Our ideal candidates would be based in Guadalajara, with the right to work there, and be able to work within four hours of Eastern Standard Time.

About the team:

As a member of one of our products team, this person will be in charge of creating, enhancing, and promoting common features. Working side-by-side with Product Managers, Software Test Engineers, and Business Stakeholders, our Software Engineers are actively involved in the complete software development life cycle in an agile environment including technical design, hands-on coding, unit testing, performance tuning, maintenance, test automation, deploys, and upgrades. Specifically, this position will align with a platform product accountable for the importing of data to integrate the Paylocity suite of applications.

What you will do:

• Comprehend customer needs and business goals
• Implement features to realize these goals
• Advocate for best practices and a healthy balance of tech debt versus delivery
• Engage with your team in design discussions
• Ensure code is flexible, reusable, extensible performant, and high quality through feedback on code reviews
• Understand and consider technical dependencies
• Work within the scope of a team and participate in cross-team partnership
• Find innovative ways to increase the quality and velocity of your work
• Demonstrate software quality through unit and integration test automation
• Strengthen your team by sharing your knowledge and interests with others
• Build relationships and communicate with various types and levels of stakeholders across the organization
• Manage risks, escalate priorities, and help to resolve issues that could impact production quality

What you will bring:

• 4+ years’ hands-on experience of commercial software development
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a similar technical field or equivalent work experience.
• Proven expertise with .NET (6+) and proficiency with Git
• A firm grasp of object-oriented analysis and design
• Solid knowledge of relational databases including DB programmability
• Experience with unit testing and integration test automation
• Solid command of REST API standards and concepts
• Basic experience with containerization (i.e., Docker, K8s/Kubernetes)

Nice to have:

• Advanced knowledge of MS-SQL (optimization queries)
• Experience with micro-service architecture and eventing
• Experience with observability and large scale zero-downtime deployment
• Prior experience with Azure, GCP, or AWS (i.e., S3, Lambda, CDK) (preferred)
• Knowledge of The Twelve-Factor App (12factor.net) principles
• Experience with NoSQL databases

What success looks like:

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Import team, you’ll have the opportunity to be involved in the development and support of critical platforms that impact every user within the Paylocity suite. Your role is key in the delivery of new initiatives, engaging in collaborative discussion amongst the group on the most technically sound approach forward, and contributing to deliver new capabilities. You’ll work side-by-side with Product Managers, Software Test Engineers, and Business Stakeholders, and be actively involved in an agile software development environment.

Physical requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day
• Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer.

Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact leavebenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

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