About Paylocity Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture. While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business. The Engineering Excellence team is responsible for the tools and processes that enable engineers at Paylocity to develop, deliver and observe code rapidly, safely and efficiently. This team owns build, CI/CD, observability tooling, Site Reliability Engineering and Incident Management. Principal Software Engineers play a vital role in shaping our products’ future through technical direction and being hands-on with our code. As a senior leader in the team, you will be involved in helping the organization solve complex engineering problems and have a direct impact in increasing developer velocity and operational efficiency. Designing for the future takes curiosity, innovation, hard work, and vision. We’re looking for a leader that embodies those qualities to help us continually evolve towards the future. Apply and learn more about this exciting opportunity within Paylocity! Responsibilities: + Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers on the team, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. + Architecture & Design: Design and implement highly scalable and reliable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure, considering performance, security, and maintainability. + Platform Ownership: Take ownership of key components of our developer platform, driving their evolution and ensuring their stability and performance. + Operational Excellence: Contribute to SRE-like activities, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and performance tuning of our CI/CD systems. + Collaboration: Work closely with other engineering teams (e.g., Observability, Incident Management, Internal Developer Platform Tools) to integrate and improve the overall developer experience. + Innovation: Research and evaluate new technologies and methodologies to continuously improve our developer platform and processes. + Best Practices: Champion and evangelize best practices for CI/CD, software development, and operational excellence across the organization. + Problem Solving: Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges and drive root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues. + Strategic Planning: Contribute to the long-term vision and strategy for the Developer Platforms team, aligning with the overall engineering goals. Qualifications: + Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a similar technical field. + Strong understanding of CI/CD principles, tools (e.g., TeamCity, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Artifactory, Argo CD), and best practices. + Experience with cloud platforms (prefer AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). + Experience with SRE principles and practices, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and performance tuning. + Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., C#, Go, Python, Java) and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python). + Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues. + Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor other engineers. Preferred: + Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). + Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet). + Experience with security best practices in CI/CD. Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. 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 LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed. #LIRemote