Staff Engineer Software

Paylocity

Posted 2mo ago

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Set the strategic technical direction for the product team
Drive, influence, and evangelize the overall technical direction
Participate in various forums to evolve and push our technical vision
Work closely across specialties to make deployments easier
Improve team velocity and overall quality of delivery
Manage risks, escalated priorities and drive resolution of issues
Elevate team members and act as a force multiplier
Mentor, coach, and empower technical team members
Develop complex technical solutions
Set and maintain high standards for code quality, performance, and observability
Share knowledge and interests with other Staff Software Engineers
Interview new hires and assess technical expertise
Drive quarterly and multi-quarter technical initiatives

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, technology related field or equivalent experience
Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience
Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
Proficiency in multiple .NET Frameworks including .NET Core
Strong C# experience
Strong NoSQL (MongoDB/PostgreSQL) experience
Strong SQL Server experience
Profiling experience in a high transaction, large dataset environment
Demonstrated expertise designing, evolving, and owning high-usage domain APIs
Setting architectural standards for APIs
Ensuring API reliability and backward compatibility
Driving API quality, observability, and operational excellence
Strong experience building and scaling complex front-end applications
Proven ability to architect maintainable UI systems
Collaborate across teams
Deep expertise in React is preferred
Redux or similar state-management solutions highly valued
Well-versed in Software architecture patterns
Well-versed in developer tools
Proven experience in mentoring, coaching, performing code reviews
Fostering a learning environment
Broad set of technical skills
Demonstrated learning agility and intellectual curiosity
Must be able to work effectively in an agile environment
Proven track record in solving highly complex and scalable architectural problems
Incrementally evolving tech debt into modern code

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