Sr Engineer - Work Force Management

Role Overview:

As a Sr. Engineer, you will be part of a global team responsible for supporting, enhancing, and evolving the UKG Pro Workforce Management (WFM) platform and its ecosystem. You will help drive the successful implementation and ongoing optimization of UKG Pro WFM, ensuring it meets the needs of the business and delivers long-term value.

You will work closely with business and technology partners to design and build scalable solutions, with a strong focus on integrating UKG Pro WFM with HR, payroll, and other enterprise platforms. You will also help extend the platform's capabilities by developing innovative solutions that improve workforce operations and user experience.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with enterprise integrations, cloud technologies, and modern AI solutions, including Generative AI and Agentic AI, to drive automation, insights, and continuous improvement across workforce management processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, developing, and implementing integration patterns that ensure scalability and performance.
• Supporting enterprise-wide timekeeping and scheduling needs, enabling forecasting insights, and ensuring compliance with workforce policies.
• Leveraging open-source technologies to make sound engineering decisions aligned with enterprise architecture principles and guidelines.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of transforming Workforce Management by driving innovation, building scalable solutions, and enabling global teams to achieve operational excellence.

About You

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of software development experience, including at least one full-cycle implementation.
• Strong domain-specific knowledge of Target’s technology capabilities and key competitors’ products and differentiating features.
• Broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills with business partners and other engineering teams.
• Expertise in analysing and optimizing systems for capacity, performance, and operational health.
• Experience in building applications using technologies like Java or Kotlin, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Proficiency in building user interfaces using modern frameworks (e.g., React or Next.js, or Vue.js).
• Experience with microservices architecture, NoSQL databases, and event-driven architecture.
• Familiarity with building highly scalable distributed systems.
• Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise.
• Stays current with new and evolving technologies through formal training and self-directed education.