Manager - Software Engineering

Company: UKG
Location: Weston
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Company OverviewWith 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. We're on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all. Our benefits support your personal and professional growth, including wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and U Choose - a customizable expense reimbursement program for needs like student loans, childcare, and pet insurance. We foster an inclusive culture with active employee resource groups and supportive leaders, valuing every voice and helping you do the best work of your career.UKG is seeking a seasoned and highly skilled Software Engineering Manager to join our team. You will lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of our global Kubernetes platform, managing a team of platform engineers. Your role is crucial in enabling AI-driven DevOps practices, continuous delivery pipelines, and ensuring system reliability. You will collaborate with engineering teams to maintain the platform's reliability, scalability, and security.Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, and manage cloud platform solutions supporting Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud or hybrid environments (GCP, AWS, On-Prem).
• Manage and mentor a team of cloud platform developers and Kubernetes engineers.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of cloud and on-premise services.
• Automate platform operations using AI agents, Helm, GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Pulumi).
• Establish and enforce governance policies around RBAC, network policies, and resource limits within Kubernetes.
• Design and implement best practices for container orchestration, service mesh, ingress controllers, and workload security.
• Partner with Engineering and DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, observability, and incident response.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and capacity using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stacks.
• Develop disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Stay updated with the latest cloud and on-premise technologies and best practices.
• Provide tools, procedures, and solutions for standardized resource provisioning.
• Document all platform services, including Run Books and architecture diagrams.
• Drive adoption of innovative tooling and processes within the CNCF ecosystem.
• Ensure compliance of platform components within a complex regulatory environment.Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience managing large-scale cloud platforms.
• 3+ years managing production Kubernetes environments.
• Strong knowledge of Golang, Python, and automation tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Extensive experience with Helm, ArgoCD, Pulumi, Prometheus, and service mesh tools.
• Experience leading teams and managing complex cloud-native projects.
• Strong understanding of security best practices for cloud and on-premise environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures.
• Strong scripting skills in multiple languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).Where we're goingUKG is on the cusp of something truly special, holding the #1 market share for workforce management and #2 for human capital management worldwide. Our AI-powered products support millions of frontline workers and billions of shifts annually, driving us into an even brighter future.Equal Opportunity EmployerUKG is committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected statuses.View UKG participates in E-Verify. View the posters .Massachusetts law prohibits requiring or administering lie detector tests as a condition of employment. Violations may result in penalties.Disability accommodations are available. For assistance, please email .The pay range for this position is $126,300 to $181,550 USD, with potential incentives. Benefits details are available at .
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