Why You’ll Love This Role

• Lead high-impact initiatives that shape how millions of people experience work around the world.
• Bring your unique perspective to complex and challenging projects - apply your expertise in architecture, influence technical direction, and mentor fellow team members.
• Join a close-knit, no-ego, high-performing team that solves meaningful problems and celebrates successes together.
• Work alongside an experienced leadership team who is genuinely invested in your career growth.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation is encouraged and your voice truly matters.

How you'll shape User Domain and HRIS integrations

• Provide guidance and mentorship to a team of software developers with varying experience levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement

• Design, build, and maintain innovative product features that enhance the Achievers platform and handle millions of user records

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Actively participate in cross-functional planning sessions to align on priorities and dependencies

• Be hands-on with the codebase, actively engaging in code reviews and ensuring best practices are followed

• Utilize a wide range of modern tools and technologies, including Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Drone, Google PubSub, React/Redux, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microservices, to solve complex challenges in user data synchronization and HRIS integrations

• Architect high-performance, highly available, and secure software solutions that scale to millions of users

• Ship code regularly—multiple times a day, enabling continuous improvement and rapid delivery of new features

• Take full ownership of features or modules from design through deployment, ensuring the quality and reliability of the codebase

• Monitor application performance and optimize code to ensure it meets scaling, performance, and security requirements as the product grows

• Lead and initiate engineering improvements through tooling, processes, or adopting new technologies to ensure the team is working effectively

• Ensure that systems, designs, and decisions are well-documented, making it easier for other engineers to understand, maintain, and expand upon your work

• Set technical direction for the User Domain and HRIS integration architecture

• Make crucial decisions on architecture, design, and technology choices that align with team and organizational objectives

• Lead cross-cutting initiatives that span multiple teams and systems

• Guide junior engineers on technical solutions and career development, helping them set goals and identify growth areas

Experience We Feel Will Set You Up for Success

• Bachelor's or master's in computer science or related field

•  9+ years of relevant development experience

• Demonstrated experience owning complex systems and driving technical direction

• Experience working in Agile teams

•  Top-notch programming skills in Python or Go

•  Expert with technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes

• Deep understanding of Microservice Architecture and distributed systems

• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP strongly preferred, AWS acceptable)

• Passion for performance profiling and benchmarking

• Analyze business requirements and create technical design documents that are in accordance with the company's architecture standards

• Recognized expertise in one or more technical domain

•  Strong strategic and architectural vision with ability to think systemically

• Track record of driving technical excellence and engineering improvements

• Ability to work self-directed and shape project outcomes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills