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 and technical leadership role focused on architecting and delivering large-scale software systems across cloud environments. The position spans hands-on coding, cross-functional team coordination, and setting technical direction for major initiatives. It suits an experienced engineer with a strong background in software architecture, cloud platforms, and driving complex projects end to end.
Senior level · National · Bachelor's required
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
No work location is specified anywhere in the posting — CBSA, state, and remote status are all unknown; defaults applied.
The programming languages (C#, .NET, Python, Java, JavaScript) are listed as 'such as' alternatives under a required qualifications block — deep expertise in at least one is a hard gate, but the specific language is interchangeable. They are emitted as a group of mutual alternatives rather than five independent requirements.
Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) are similarly listed as 'like' alternatives under required qualifications — proficiency in at least one is required; Azure is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
The posting has a strong cross-functional leadership and technical strategy flavor that could support 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers), but the explicit emphasis on writing code and hands-on architecture keeps 15-1252 (Software Developers) as the primary classification.
Degree requirement: the JD lists 'Bachelor's or Master's' as the baseline required education block, making Bachelor's the minimum hard gate. A Master's or PhD is listed separately as a preferred/bonus qualification.
Master's degree and accessibility familiarity appear under a secondary preferred/nice-to-have block and are marked as preferred.
No compensation, employment type, or total years of experience are stated in the posting.
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