-Implement payroll calculations, data transformations, and processing workflows with a strong focus on correctness and auditability. -Understand and apply payroll domain concepts such as earnings, deductions, taxes, retroactive changes, and off-cycle runs. -Handle regulatory-driven changes with guidance, ensuring solutions are robust and traceable. -Investigate and resolve payroll defects or production issues, including root-cause analysis and preventative fixes. System Design & Technical Judgment -Contribute to the design of backend services, APIs, and data models within established architectural patterns. -Make sound technical decisions within your area of ownership, escalating risks or ambiguities when appropriate. -Identify code and design improvements that reduce complexity, improve reliability, or enhance performance. -Balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability. Engineering Excellence -Write high-quality, well-tested code and hold yourself and others to strong engineering standards. -Perform thorough code reviews, providing constructive and actionable feedback. -Apply best practices for logging, monitoring, error handling, and resiliency. -Contribute to refactoring and incremental modernization of existing payroll systems. Collaboration & Mentorship -Collaborate effectively with product, QA, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. -Share knowledge through documentation, code reviews, and technical discussions. -Mentor junior engineers through pairing, code feedback, and informal coaching. -Communicate clearly about technical tradeoffs, risks, and delivery timelines. -Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. -Deep expertise in one or more programming languages such as C#, .NET, Python, Java, or JavaScript. -Extensive experience with software development practices and design patterns. -Proficiency with version control systems like GitHub and bug/work tracking systems like JIRA. -Understanding of cloud technologies and DevOps principles. -Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment. -Experience with cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP. -Experience in both private and public cloud infrastructure. -Strong skills in problem solving and leading a multi-disciplinary room. This role is required to work 3 days a week onsite in Sunrise Fla