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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer III- Eng - **Company:** UKG Inc. - **Location:** Alpharetta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $102,300.0 - $147,050.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Architectural Patterns, Batch Processing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Data Transformation, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Web Application Frameworks, Data Logging, .NET Core, Concurrency, Backend, AngularJS, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Legacy Systems - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gpd9o6 ## About the Role You will work independently on moderately complex problems, collaborate closely with senior and principal engineers, and help raise the overall quality and effectiveness of the team. Key Responsibilities Feature Ownership & Delivery Own the design and implementation of well-defined payroll features or service components from development through production. Break down moderately complex requirements into clear technical tasks and implement them with minimal oversight. Ensure features meet functional, performance, and reliability requirements. Participate actively in design reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives. Payroll Processing & Domain Expertise Implement payroll calculations, data transformations, and processing workflows with a strong focus on correctness and auditability. Understand and apply payroll domain concepts such as earnings, deductions, taxes, retroactive changes, and off-cycle runs. Handle regulatory-driven changes with guidance, ensuring solutions are robust and traceable. Investigate and resolve payroll defects or production issues, including root-cause analysis and preventative fixes. System Design & Technical Judgment Contribute to the design of backend services, APIs, and data models within established architectural patterns. Make sound technical decisions within your area of ownership, escalating risks or ambiguities when appropriate. Identify code and design improvements that reduce complexity, improve reliability, or enhance performance. Balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability. Engineering Excellence Write high-quality, well-tested code and hold yourself and others to strong engineering standards. Perform thorough code reviews, providing constructive and actionable feedback. Apply best practices for logging, monitoring, error handling, and resiliency. Contribute to refactoring and incremental modernization of existing payroll systems. Collaboration & Mentorship Collaborate effectively with product, QA, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Share knowledge through documentation, code reviews, and technical discussions. Mentor junior engineers through pairing, code feedback, and informal coaching. Communicate clearly about technical tradeoffs, risks, and delivery timelines. Basic Qualifications 3-6 years of professional software engineering experience. Strong experience building backend services in .NET Core or similar modern frameworks. Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and data modeling. Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs. Familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as concurrency, idempotency, and fault tolerance. Ability to independently deliver features while collaborating within a team environment. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in payroll, HCM, financial services, or other regulated domains. Exposure to event-driven or batch processing architectures. Experience supporting production systems, including on-call or incident response. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment practices. Experience modernizing legacy systems or contributing to significant refactors. 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