Sr. Staff Software Engineer- Eng at UKG
Seattle, WA
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Jul 9, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor engineering role focused on the foundational platform layer of an HCM suite spanning HR, recruiting, payroll, and benefits. The work centres on defining technical strategy, designing distributed shared services and APIs, leading modernisation efforts, and contributing hands-on to critical platform code. Suited to a seasoned engineer with a strong background in scalable platform or shared-services development and a track record of setting architectural direction across multiple teams.
Principal level · 8+ years · National
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Remote eligibility is not stated; remote is set to false by default.
The degree requirement is 'Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience' — the explicit equivalent-experience escape means no hard degree gate.
GCP is listed as 'preferred' in the requirements section ('GCP experience preferred'), so it is marked as a preferred skill with AWS and Azure as common cloud-platform alternatives.
AI/ML tools in engineering workflows or product capabilities appears only in the trailing 'nice to have' block and is marked preferred.
The role carries no explicit title or level label, but its scope — owning org-wide architecture, setting technical standards across multiple product and platform teams, and driving long-term technical strategy for a foundational HCM platform — is consistent with a Principal-level individual contributor, not merely a Senior engineer. Seniority is assessed as Principal accordingly.
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