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BambooHR · 2 hours ago

Director of Software Engineering - Payroll Services

Draper, UT

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

BambooHR is a company that builds a people intelligence platform transforming HR. They are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead their Payroll Services division, focusing on multiple projects and teams to enhance their HR software for SMB businesses.

Human ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Culture & Values

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead a division of our product's software engineering team with a specialization in the Payroll Services domain. Oversee multiple teams and manage engineering managers reporting directly to you

Demonstrate leadership and patience through regular coaching and mentoring in individual and team settings. You'll need to love coaching and mentoring Leaders

Consult with leaders across Product Development (Product Design, Product Management, QA, and IT) to help your managers and tech leads explore and deliver software solutions

Continually embrace accountability in team and individual performance (yours and others) in sprint goals and quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Embrace and lead out in AI engineering practices, including how to build with AI and how to build AI into our products

Work closely with architects and platform teams to understand technical/architectural hurdles in your team's scope and prioritize solutions and direction

Participate in Engineering department's hiring efforts

Contribute to the ongoing improvement of our systems and processes

Be a great value addition and advocate for our company values

Qualification

Payroll Services expertiseSoftware development experienceSaaS experienceTechnical leadership experienceMySQL/MSSQLVersion control (Git)Architectural experiencePHPPythonJavaC#ReactHTMLCSSJavaScriptProcess documentationInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

5+ years of heavy experience focused in payroll or financial operations

15+ years of experience in software development

10 + years of experience in SaaS and SMB

5+ years of demonstrated real-world Director-level / technical leadership experience

MySQL/MSSQL - both query language and database structure/design

Demonstrated leadership and directing experience in modernizing payroll SaaS systems

Version control software, preferably Git

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred

Proficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics

Knowledge and experience with internal business tools and how they affect how the software works

Architectural, hands-on experience in Payroll Services

Architectural experience and expertise

Services development in a language like PHP, Python, Java, or C#, and a desire to work in PHP (7.4+)

Experience in React, HTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS

Experience in developing Software-as-a-Service (fast release cycles that still support an existing user base)

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related degree or formal training in a related field

Benefits

Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance

Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of life

401k plans with up to 6% company match

$2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus

EAP through Headspace

Company

BambooHR

Glassdoor3.7

BambooHR is a SaaS-based company providing subscription-based HR software for SMEs.

Founded in 2008

Lindon, Utah, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.BambooHR.com

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