Senior Software Engineer

**Description & Qualifications**:
Description

Are you interested in working on a product that helps companies understand their employees’ needs? Our product, Employee Voice, offers a modern way for collecting and understanding employee engagement through surveys, helping businesses enhance their employees’ work experience and improve their performance. We help organizations uncover not only what employees are saying, but also how they truly feel about the workplace and leadership. We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team.
Here at UKG, we truly put our people first. We strongly believe in teamwork, and we encourage and trust our people to reach higher, learn more, and live up to their potential.
We believe in:

- People over process. We think that processes should make it easier for us to deliver quality products faster together. We strive to understand why processes are in place, and work to change them if they just don't work.
- Ideas over titles. We treat everyone's voice on the team equally regardless of title or seniority. We want everyone to feel comfortable contributing ideas, because we build better products when we consider multiple perspectives.
- Everyone owns all areas of the software development and delivery lifecycle. We don't like to work in silos. We believe that every person on the team owns the quality, security, delivery and stability of our product.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead the development of new customer features.
- Mentor other software engineers on the team helping them grow their technical and non-technical knowledge.
- Foster the culture of delivering quality software in a timely manner and continuously improve the development process.

Our Tech Stack:

- Frontend: Javascript, Typescript, Angular, AngularJS
- Backend: Flask, Python, Kotlin, Kafka RabbitMQ
- Datastores: MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Redis, Google Cloud Storage
- Version Control: BitBucket, Github
- CI: Concourse, Github Actions
- Configuration Management and Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker

**Qualifications**:
Required Qualifications:

- Strong background in the fundamentals of programming concepts, design patterns, OOP, BDD, TDD
- Comfortable working with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB or Elasticsearch).
- Experience working with Javascript, CSS3 and modern front-end framework (e.g. Angular or React).
- Written and implemented automated unit, system, and integration tests.
- Ability to effectively communicate through written and verbal means with US-based teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Contributed to and supported products that went to production.
- Professional experience with Python software development and architecture.
- Experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, and public cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform, Amazon AWS, etc.
- Experience with agile software development practices such as Kanban or Scrum.

Company Overview

Here at UKG, Our Purpose Is People. UKG combines the strength and innovation of Ultimate Software and Kronos, uniting two award-winning, employee-centered cultures. Our employees are an extraordinary group of talented, energetic, and innovative people who care about more than just work. We strive to create a culture of belonging and an employee experience that empowers our people. UKG has more than 13,000 employees around the globe and is known for its inclusive workplace culture. Ready to be inspired?

EEO Statement

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Ultimate Kronos Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.