Software Engineer (Backend)

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.
When you feel like you belong, work is no longer work - it's personal. At Paylocity, we believe better employees lead to better companies. Workplaces and cultures that care will build the future, and at Paylocity, we're doing just that. Join us as we develop strategies for change and transform the trajectory of your career!
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Help Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology! Want to develop the strategies and principles needed to deliver compelling software? Join our team and help us enhance our all-in-one software platform, elevate our one-of-a-kind technology, and improve the employee experience.
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Since our founding in 1997, this is the thing that's stayed the same, from our employees to the millions of users nationwide that access our platform. We pride ourselves on partnering with our clients to build the workplace they and their employees crave.
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Position Overview:
As a member of one of our products team, this person will be responsible for creating, enhancing, and supporting common features. Working side-by-side with Product Managers, Software Test Engineers, and Business Stakeholders, our Software Engineers are actively involved in the complete software development life cycle in an agile environment including technical design, hands-on coding, unit testing, performance tuning, maintenance, test automation, deploys, and upgrades. Specifically, this position will align with a platform product responsible for building dynamic workflows that integrate the Paylocity suite of applications.
Are you the teammate we are looking for?
Who you are:

• Enthusiastic about developing the best software available and providing the ultimate customer experience
• An advocate for continuous improvement of our software development process
• Interested in staying current by applying new technologies
• Able to work in a collaborative environment with a willingness to share your ideas
• Able to work independently on modules and complete tasks with high quality and contribute to high velocity, but unafraid to seek out suggestions from other team members
• Excited to work on cutting-edge technology

What we offer:

• A compelling mission to elevate payroll and human resources across the backroom and into the boardroom
• Focus on helping our customers automate manual processes, appeal to the modern workforce, and glean insights from analytics
• Lean enabling process that focuses on putting our customers at the center of everything we do
• A commitment to investing in our products, hiring the best talent, and giving them the chance to meaningfully contribute to a vast market opportunity
• Ample opportunity and encouragement to stay current with external training
• A phenomenal talent anywhere culture, where employees can work remotely anywhere in the US and/or work from one of three U.S. offices located in Illinois, Florida, and Idaho

Required Experience:
Bachelor's degree in a computer science, engineering, technology related field or equivalent experience
Must have hands on experience with at least one of the following:

• 2+ years development experience using .NET and MSSQL
• Building and deploying RESTful APIs
• Microsoft SQL Server or similar relational database management system
• Amazon Web Services offerings such as Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudFormation stacks etc. a plus
• Must have at least 2 years overall experience specifically in object-oriented design and development preferably in C#, utilizing automated testing and API first development
• Must be familiar with modern architectures such as microservices and operational tools such as DataDog

As a member of one of our product teams, this person will be responsible for creating, enhancing, and supporting common features. Working side-by-side with Product Owners, Quality Assurance Engineers, and Business Stakeholders. Our Software Engineers are actively involved in the complete software development life cycle in an Agile environment including technical design, hands-on coding, unit testing, performance tuning, maintenance, test automation, deploys, and upgrades.
EEO and accessibility Statement
Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]
This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position in Colorado is 75,000 - $146,189/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.