Principal Software Engineer- Eng

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer- Eng Company: UKG Job Category: Machine Learning Roles & Responsibilities: Job description Company and benefits Job ID PRINC020819 Employment Type Regular Work Style hybrid Location Noida,UP,India Travel Up to 25% Role Principal Software Engineer\- Eng Why UKG: We are looking for innovative and dynamic Principal Software Engineers to join our dynamic team. This role provides an opportunity to lead projects and contribute to high\-impact software solutions that are used by enterprises and users worldwide. As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, operation, and maintenance of complex software systems, as well as mentoring junior colleagues. You will work in a collaborative environment, contributing to the technical foundation behind our flagship products and services. * Front End UI: (UI/UX design principles, responsive design, JavaScript frameworks) * Platform: (CI/CD Pipelines, IAC proficiency, Containerization/Orchestration, Cloud Platforms) * Back End: (API Development, Database Management, Security Practices, Message Queuing) * AI/ML: (Machine Learning Frameworks, Data Processing, Algorithm Development, Big Data Technologies, Domain Knowledge) Responsibilities: * Software Development: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for various software applications and systems. * Technical Collaborator: Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of complex software applications and systems, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance. * Project Management: Manage execution and delivery of features and projects, negotiating project priorities and deadlines, ensuring successful and timely completion, with quality. * Architectural Design: Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders and in the architectural design of new features and systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. * Code Review: Diligent about reviewing code developed by other engineers, provide feedback and maintain a high bar of technical excellence to ensure code is adhering to industry standard best practices like coding guidelines, elegant, efficient and maintainable code, with observability built from ground up, unit tests etc. * Testing: Build testable software, define tests, participate in the testing process, automate tests using tools (e.g., Junit, Selenium) and Design Patterns leveraging the test automation pyramid as the guide. * Service Health and Quality: Maintain the health and quality of services and incidents, proactively identifying and resolving issues. Utilize service health indicators and telemetry for action providing recommendations to optimize performance. Conduct thorough root cause analysis and drive the implementation of measures to prevent future recurrences. * Platform Model: Understanding of working in a DevOps Model. Taking ownership from working with product management on requirements to design, develop, test, continuously deploy continuously deploy and operate the software in production. * Documentation: Properly document new features, enhancements or fixes to the product, and contributing to training materials. UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform with unified HR, payroll, and workforce management, built to solve the unique challenges of frontline work. Powered by people\-first AI and decades of labor data, UKG turns workforce intelligence into real\-time decisions around staffing, pay, compliance, and productivity, enabling every worker to confidently take action as work happens. That’s why more than 80,000 organizations worldwide trust UKG to run their workforce — not just manage it. Learn more at ukg.com. All job descriptions are written to accurately reflect the open job and include general work responsibilities. They do not present a comprehensive, detailed inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed if or when circumstances change. Work Location: Uttar Pradesh, India Availability: Full time

We never stop learning. We never stop challenging the norm. We push for better, and we celebrate the wins along the way. Here, you’ll get flexibility that’s real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together. Because at UKG, your work matters—and so do you. Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * 15\+ years of professional software development experience. * Deep expertise in one or more programming languages such as C\+\+, C\#, .NET, Python, Java, or JavaScript. * Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns. * Proficiency with version control systems like GitHub and bug/work tracking systems like JIRA. * Understanding of cloud technologies and DevOps principles. Preferred Qualifications: Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com Key Skills: Machine Learning, Python Salary: Not disclosed