Dayforce is a global leader in Human Capital Management technology. Simply put, we allow our customers to do the most complex things well (HR, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Workforce Management and Talent Management)

Dayforce is a global leader in Human Capital Management technology. Simply put, we allow our customers to do the most complex things well (HR, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Workforce Management and Talent Management) and do them to scale. Makes Work Life Better™ is our brand promise, not only to our customers, but to our employees as well. Our flagship platform, Dayforce, helps leaders make smart decisions based on data, strategy and intelligence that create value and maximize productivity.

How do we make work life better?

• By delivering an award-winning product, conceptualized and developed by award-winning leaders, that result in award-winning customer employee experiences
  By hiring highly innovative, diverse talent that fully embraces and embodies our core values in everything they do: Customer Focus, Equity, Shared Ambition, Agility, Transparency, Optimism
• By using modern technology, such as voice-activation with Dayforce Assistant and access to your money as soon as you earn it with Dayforce Wallet to stay in rhythm with the evolving demands of our 4 million global users

We understand that no matter where you are, choosing a new employer is always one of life’s most stressful events. We encourage you to check us out at Dayforce.com to learn more about how we are impacting the world of work for our customers, employees and you!

About the opportunity 
We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join the team that is building search, AI Assistant, and AI agents capabilities into our Dayforce product. The Sr. Developer has an opportunity to join a team of strong developers and work on a high visibility and high impact product - you will change the way millions of customers globally interact with our product on a day-to-day basis across 150+ countries. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills and a desire to keep up to date with advances in big data technologies.

Your impact will be evident through your effective participation in the entire lifecycle of our software including design, analysis, prototyping, development, testing and support of our products. You will work closely and collaborate with clients, prospects, implementation partners, and Dayforce personnel to envision and deliver the required functionality.

What you’ll get to do

• Contribute to the design and implementation of highly scalable and available innovative solutions that include building a new search service, federating data, developing & consuming APIs, and implementing a search user interface
• Participate in critical architecture design, advise and influence on strategic technical directions in continuous improvement of the search service
• Recommend new technologies to ensure solution scalability, maintainability and quality
• Automate release processes for all integrations & support deployed solutions
• Maintain integrations and tooling (e.g., bugfixes, enhancements, CI/CD updates)
• Scrupulously adhere to industry best practices
• Develop your technical skills through continuous learning
• Analyze, design, prototype, program, test and support– the complete software lifecycle in your hands!
• Participate in Product discussions to advise on and influence the Product Roadmap
• Contribute to the engineering process and culture
• If you are a technology enthusiast, have passion for creating great software, want to see your creation utilized by millions of people all over the world, and possess one or more of the following qualifications, we want to talk to you

What’s in it for you

• Develop deep technical expertise and gain valuable business/industry related experience
• Encouragement to be the best version of yourself at and away from work:
  • YOUnity diversity and inclusion programs
• Amazing time away from work programs
• Support for your total well-being through our Live Well, Work Well programs targeting all aspects of your life
• Recognition for your contributions through excellent pay, perks, and rewards
• Giving where you’re living: volunteer days, Dayforce sponsored events, and our very own charity, Dayforce Cares
• Opportunities to fuel your career growth through numerous internal and external programs and events 

Skills and experience we value

• Experienced full stack developer who possesses a strong understanding of the challenges in implementing a search service and experience
• 3+ years of Python and C#
• 3+ years of experience in building and leading development of complex SaaS and/or cloud-based applications
• 2+ years of experience in ELK (ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana) Stack
• 2+ year experience with Event Driven services, Docker and Kubernetes.
• 2+ year experience with Azure cloud technologies
• Demonstrated understanding data structure, algorithms, design patterns
• History of developing and participating in the design of web services, microservices, or SOA
• Strong understanding of advanced programming constructs such as multi-threaded programming, dependency injection, LINQ, advanced SQL, object relational mapping
• Technical fluency; comfort discussing or diving deep on technology concepts, options and new opportunities with technical team members
• Driven by delivering customer value and impact 
• Desire to work and experiment with new technologies with a proven track record of quickly learning new technologies
• Ability to debug, analyze and profile performance in production environments
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

What would make you really stand out

• Experience integrating Kafka with other systems like databases, microservices, and stream processing tools (e.g. Kafka Streams, Streamiz.Kafka.Net)
• Experience in monitoring and tuning Elasticsearch clusters for performance and reliability
• Experience with infrastructure design and deployment utilizing Azure CloudPaaS cloud offerings for the implementation of data pipelines (Power BI, Azure SQL, Function/Logic Apps, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, Virtual Machines, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
• Dev ops process automation skills utilizing ARM templates, Terraform, and Powershell
• Experience with Unit Testing Libraries/Frameworks such as Jasmine, Cypress
• Strong understanding of CICD pipeline working with software such as Azure, Git, GitHub
• Understanding of JavaScript build tools/dependency management libraries such as Gulp, WebPack, Babel, RequireJS, etc.

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. We provide our employees with comprehensive benefits for various life circumstances and needs, great opportunities for career development, and a balanced lifestyle to achieve personal and professional success. We encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by a Dayforce Recruiter with a @dayforce.com email directly from our organization.