Senior Staff Engineer - Global Payroll

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, data-driven systems that transform, normalize, and reconcile payroll data across multiple countries, entities, and currencies.
• Re-architect critical systems for scalability, reliability, and internationalization to enable global payroll operations at scale.
• Develop AI- and ML-driven solutions to enhance accuracy, detect anomalies, automate workflows, and minimize manual intervention.
• Define and execute the long-term architectural vision for the global payroll platform while balancing innovation with compliance, stability, and performance.
• Collaborate with product, design, finance, legal, compliance, data, and operations teams to deliver cohesive and compliant solutions.
• Champion customer-focused engineering and operational excellence.
• Mentor and lead engineers while fostering high standards of technical quality, thoughtful design, and engineering best practices.
• Influence stakeholders across multiple teams and time zones to drive shared product and technical goals.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building and scaling production systems.
• Experience with Python, Django, React, MongoDB, and AWS.
• Ability to architect, own, and deliver complex, platform-scale projects end to end.
• Strong background in data modeling, system design, and modern architecture patterns.
• Experience or strong interest in applying AI/ML to automation and intelligent data systems.
• Experience building extensible, compliant solutions for multiple countries.
• Track record of modernizing legacy systems and driving large-scale transformation.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Product mindset focused on impact, reliability, and customer value.
• Proactive, growth-oriented approach to solving complex global challenges.