Senior Software Engineer -P

About the role

Paychex is reimagining how businesses manage their workforce by bringing payroll, HR, benefits, and advisory services together into a single connected HCM platform. As Paychex and Paycor come together, we're combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, AI, and human expertise to help organizations work smarter, support their people, and achieve better business outcomes. This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to invest in innovation, simplify client experiences, and shape the future of work.

As a Senior Software Engineer in our Agile environment, your team will rely heavily on your serious coding skills and technical expertise. Your primary role includes system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and installing portions of new systems and modification of existing systems. You will lead analysis activity and do high-level architecture for an app feature. Innovation is key, and you'll be expected to influence your team with new technology tools and ideas. Because we are Agile, there will be times you will step beyond traditional engineering duties to reach your team's definition of done.

Responsibilities

• Code and design new applications based upon detailed specifications of business and user requirements.
• Lead the design and create documentation of solutions.
• Perform high-level architecture and analysis.
• Troubleshoot and make changes to prevent recurrence by modifying existing code and faulty files, writing and running special programs.
• Document new applications or changes made to existing applications.
• Participate in unit, integration, and business acceptance testing of the applications.
• Perform code reviews to ensure compliance with standards and quality.
• Troubleshoot application and system issues.
• Do whatever is necessary to get to your team's definition of done.
• Research, experiment, and recommend emerging technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in computer science, computer engineering, or related field and 4+ years of experience, or a Master’s and 2+ years of experience in a related field.
• 2+ years of experience with SQL, Oracle, or MySQL, and expertise in relational database concepts.
• Strong expertise in data storage technologies such as: Entity Framework, SQL, Oracle, MySQL, NoSQL (Hadoop, Mongo).
• 1+ years of experience with Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, etc.).
• 4+ years of Web Service development and strong experience with patterns such as: REST, WCF, SOAP, Node.JS.
• 4+ years building Web Applications and strong expertise in multiple front-end frameworks (ASP.Net MVC or WebForms, Angular, React, Ember, Knockout.JS).
• 2+ years of experience building automated unit tests utilizing frameworks like MS Test and a strong understanding of unit testing concepts.
• Ability to be self-directed and some experience in an Agile environment.
• Participation and familiarity with open-source projects.

Values

• Act with uncompromising integrity.
• Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.
• Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.
• Work in partnership and support each other.
• Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.
• Treat each other with respect and dignity.

Benefits

• Comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, and financial assistance.
• Paid time off, company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs.
• Award-winning training and development programs with ongoing learning opportunities.
• Inclusive company culture that values diversity and encourages individual perspectives.
• Paid time off for volunteerism and support for local community initiatives.

Note: The benefits described apply to full-time employees. Benefits for part-time, contract, and intern roles may vary.