Staff Engineer Software - Back End - Recruiting

Paylocity - Schaumburg, IL

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Schaumburg, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Staff Engineer Software - Back End position at Paylocity involves leading the development of complex features for the Recruiting product, focusing on performance, scalability, security, and observability. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative solutions while mentoring other engineers and driving technical excellence within the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture design and implementation of new complex features in the Recruiting product.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of full-stack engineers, including code reviews and mentoring.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into technical specifications.
• Drive the adoption of best practices, coding standards, and design patterns for maintainable and scalable applications.
• Stay updated on emerging back-end technologies and evaluate their potential impact on projects.
• Champion back-end engineering best practices, including performance, scalability, and security.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across multiple tiers and implement effective solutions.
• Collaborate with QA engineers to develop comprehensive test strategies.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in building complex SaaS applications on the .NET platform.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker).
• Comprehensive experience in modeling and designing SQL databases and writing complex queries.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and best practices.
• Hands-on experience in front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and ReactJS.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex technical issues.
• Leadership experience with a track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance technical excellence, delivery time, and maintenance cost.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with performance tuning and optimization techniques.