Dir. Software Engineering

15+ years of experience building and delivering software with at least 5+ years as a senior technology leader Deep expertise in Java, Web applications, Cloud technologies and AI native applications Proven experience leading software engineering teams, including multiple Agile teams or engineering managers.

Strong technical background in enterprise SaaS, distributed systems, platform engineering, user experience frameworks, or large-scale web applications.

setting technical direction and partnering with senior engineers and architects on complex engineering decisions.

Strong understanding of Agile development practices, including Scrum, Kanban, retrospectives, planning, and continuous improvement.

Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality software while balancing product priorities, technical debt, operational needs, and long-term strategy.

improving engineering effectiveness through process, tooling, automation, metrics, and team development.

Strong people leadership skills, including hiring, coaching, career development, performance management, and team building.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across functions and levels.

Experience with platform capabilities such as identity and access, job processing frameworks, AI enablement, DevOps, developer experience, APIs, reliability, or shared services.

with experience-focused capabilities such as UI frameworks, self-service frameworks, reporting, workflow experiences, design systems, or shared front-end platforms.

with cloud-native architectures, microservices, observability, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern software delivery practices.

in HCM, workforce management, payroll, HR technology, or enterprise business applications.

leading geographically distributed or hybrid teams.

Leadership Expectations The successful candidate will be a technically credible and people-focused leader who can operate at both strategic and execution levels.

They should be comfortable guiding technical direction, developing leaders, partnering across value streams, and helping teams make pragmatic tradeoffs.

This role is ideal for an engineering leader who enjoys building strong teams, improving engineering systems, and delivering software foundations and experiences that help UKG Ready scale.

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work.

With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched.

It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge.

Learn more at ukg.com.

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including the recruitment process.

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