Imagine Your Future with Us! Since 1971, Paychex has been at the forefront of simplifying HR, payroll, and benefits for American businesses. Our digital HR technology and advisory solutions cater to the changing needs of employers and their employees. With our award-winning training and endless opportunities for growth and development, you can build a lifelong career with us. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and innovative culture. Our leaders are here to support your career journey; they and our dedicated employees embody the values that drive us to support each other, our clients, and our communities. Join us to pursue your passion and unleash your potential.
Overview
We are seeking a Staff‑Level Embedded Software Engineer who excels at both deep technical problem‑solving and high‑impact customer interaction. This hybrid role blends advanced embedded engineering with developer‑facing responsibilities, serving as the technical bridge between our internal teams, partner ecosystem, and enterprise customers.
You will act as the senior technical lead for customizing and extending our embedded platform—owning integrations, API‑driven experiences, application‑layer enhancements, and customer solution delivery. This role includes hands-on development work across Python, React, AWS, and Django, as well as direct collaboration with customers, partners, and indirect channel teams to ensure successful adoption of our platform
Responsibilities
• Translate business and customer requirements into scalable solution architectures and end‑to‑end designs.
• Own the technical blueprint for customer implementations, ensuring alignment with platform capabilities and long‑term strategy.
• Conduct architectural reviews, recommend design patterns, and ensure security, scalability, and performance best practices.
• Collaborate with product, sales engineering, and customer teams to define requirements and build implementation roadmaps.
• Lead custom feature development and customer‑specific initiatives from ideation through deployment.
• Own technical direction, timelines, and deliverables for customization projects.
• Design and develop test automation; analyze and design large, complex initiatives.
• Communicate design updates and project status to leadership; provide accurate estimates.
• Improve SDLC and CI/CD practices; ensure team compliance and monitor progress.
• Provide technical support across environments, including production troubleshooting.
• Maintain existing code bases and support QA, UAT, and post‑implementation validation.
• Mentor engineers, share technical expertise, and support team growth.
• Serve as principal technical lead on cross‑team initiatives and partner with engineering and delivery teams.
• Act as a subject matter expert across multiple technologies and applications.
• Strong experience with embedded systems, API design, and integration workflows.
• Expertise in Python (Django preferred), React, and AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, IAM).
• Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to customers and partners.
• Proven success in customer‑facing engineering, developer support, or solutions engineering roles.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 7 years of experience in Related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Live the Paychex Values
• Act with uncompromising integrity.
• Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.
• Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.
• Work in partnership and support each other.
• Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.
• Treat each other with respect and dignity.
What's in it for you?
• We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.
• We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.
• We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.
• We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.
• We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.
Note: The benefits described apply to full-time employees. Benefits for part-time, contract, and intern roles may vary.
Not sure if you meet every requirement?
At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us.
Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.
