Software Development Engineer, Payroll Development (AI)

Location: Auckland, New Zealand; Flex hybrid work with at least 50% of each quarter spent in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners; willingness to travel or work on-site with customers as needed.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 company providing an AI platform for managing people, money, and agents.

What you will do

• Align with implementation teams on customer projects to understand technical environments, data, and country-specific payroll requirements.
• Design, build, test, and deploy production-grade payroll software and integrations in live customer and partner environments.
• Integrate payroll systems with customer data sources, APIs, and identity and access systems.
• Troubleshoot implementation and production issues in ambiguous problem spaces and support end-to-end technical delivery.
• Turn field learnings into improvements for the core product, AI toolsets, and deployment workflows.
• Train and enable Customer Experience and Solution Consulting teams on payroll functionality, deployment processes, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building, shipping, and supporting production-grade code.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1–3+ years of experience with hirify.global Payroll.
• Experience integrating software with external systems, APIs, and enterprise data sources.
• Ability to write production code in one or more languages, including Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or Java, with experience taking projects from problem definition to shipped solution.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure and modern deployment practices including CI/CD, containers, and infrastructure as code.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with customer stakeholders, including non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Experience creating training content or enabling Customer Experience or Solution Consulting teams on technical or payroll concepts.
• hirify.global Payroll certification required.

Culture & Benefits

• Flex work combines in-person and remote work, with at least 50% of each quarter spent in the office or in the field depending on the role.
• Flexible scheduling supports business, team, and personal needs.
• Opportunities to work with product, engineering, implementation, and partner teams across the APAC and ASEAN region.
• Support for professional growth, skills development, and reasonable accommodations during the application process.