Sr DevX Engineer

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce. Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better TM- Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work and can hire anywhere in Canada or the United States.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the manager of the Developer Experience (DevX) Engineering team, the Senior DevX Engineer will be responsible for improving the experience of our product and development teams - through advocacy, research, software development, and enablement - all driven by the needs expressed by those teams directly. We work to advise, assist, define, and develop solutions to address common development team frustrations. Development teams should have first-class assistance in delivering high quality services and solutions, and we aim to provide that expert guidance in a responsive and collaborative manner.

The DevX team at Dayforce strives to enable software delivery excellence by providing product management and development teams with expertise, education, and guidance on software delivery best practices with a focus on Agile and Lean principles and practices. We use our curiosity and passion for improvement to keep abreast of new techniques and technologies that will help us refine how we deliver high-quality software and solutions to our users.

What you'll get to do

• Define, document, and promote best practices within the DevX organization and the Dayforce engineering teams, emphasizing containerization and microservice development.
• Provide technical expertise and operational support for software delivery management tools such as Azure DevOps, Azure, Jira, Artifactory, Visual Studio/Code, GitHub, Docker, etc.
• Define, build and implement scalable and easy-to-use tooling and solutions, including container orchestration and microservice development.
• Stay current on new tools, approaches, and patterns, focusing on reducing development team friction and delivery time, with special attention to containerization and microservices.
• Develop trusted relationships with product management, development leaders, and other stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Gain deep familiarity with the workflow of our engineers, their points of friction, and build tools to create a more rewarding development experience, including containerized development environments and microservices.
• Partner with Release Engineering and Config Management to address pain points within our release process, including container deployment and microservice integration.

Skills and experiences we value

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or technical DevOps roles.
• 2+ years of experience building developer infrastructure and services at scale, with a strong focus on containerization technologies like Docker and microservice development.
• Passionate about improving the developer experience by finding the balance between standards and freedom.
• Robust knowledge of object-oriented design patterns and development.
• Robust level experience with C#, .NET Framework / .NET Core, MSBuild.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Docker, and microservice architecture.
• Ability to debug, analyze and profile existing code, including containerized applications and microservices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills and able to work with a distributed team.
• You have a bias for action, backed by a systematic approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Deep understanding of Agile software delivery principles and practices.
• Active listener, able to understand the needs of the people you're working with.
• Strong cross-team and cross-department partnership, collaboration, and consulting skills.
• Experience implementing product management and software delivery management tools with results-driven outcomes is preferred.
• Experience operating at scale in a large software enterprise is preferred, including extensive experience with containerization strategies and microservice development.

What's in it for you

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

About the Salary Ranges

Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate's experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.

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