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[Remote] Principal Software Development Engineer

Job summary

United States
Software Developer

Work model

Fully remote
Only United States
5 days ago
Job description

About the Role

UKG is a leading Workforce Operating Platform that impacts millions of workers daily. This is a remote job open to candidates in the USA.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and design of a cloud onboarding platform that enables teams to provision and manage resources across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Define cloud-native architectural patterns using microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and containerized workloads.
  • Establish reference architectures, design standards, and platform capabilities that support scalable SaaS services.
  • Ensure systems are designed for high availability, scalability, security, and resilience.
  • Design and build highly scalable backend services and APIs supporting cloud onboarding workflows and automation.
  • Develop microservices deployed in Kubernetes environments using modern programming languages such as Java, Go, or Python.
  • Build reusable platform components enabling self-service cloud onboarding for engineering teams.
  • Integrate platform services with cloud-native capabilities including identity, networking, compute, and storage services.
  • Design and implement solutions supporting multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Develop automation frameworks for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar tools) to enable repeatable and secure cloud provisioning.
  • Create abstraction layers and platform tooling that simplify multi-cloud operations and governance.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment frameworks.
  • Implement observability, monitoring, and logging solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
  • Drive site reliability engineering practices, including SLAs, SLOs, and incident response processes.
  • Participate in production support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis to continuously improve system stability.
  • Serve as a technical leader across engineering teams, influencing architecture and engineering practices.
  • Mentor engineers on cloud-native development, distributed systems, and microservices best practices.
  • Partner with product managers, architects, DevOps teams, and security teams to drive platform strategy and adoption.
  • Lead design reviews and guide the long-term evolution of the platform.

Skills

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of software development experience designing and building scalable distributed systems.
  • Deep experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native application development.
  • Strong experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application development.
  • Strong backend development experience using Java, Go, Python, or similar languages.
  • Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar).
  • Experience designing large-scale distributed SaaS platforms.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and identity management.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
  • Experience building internal developer platforms or cloud onboarding systems.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub, SNS/SQS, Event Hub).
  • Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
  • Experience implementing GitOps practices.
  • Experience supporting multi-cloud architectures in enterprise environments.
  • Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus plan
  • Restricted stock unit awards

Company Overview

UKG™ delivers HCM, payroll, HR service delivery, and workforce management solutions. It is a sub-organization of Hellman & Friedman. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 10001 employees. Its website is https://www.ukg.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship
    • UKG has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 37 in 2025, 25 in 2024, 33 in 2023, 48 in 2022, 36 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.