Software Engineer III

Paychex is reimagining how businesses manage their workforce by bringing payroll, HR, benefits, and advisory services together into a single connected HCM platform. As Paychex and Paycor come together, we're combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, AI, and human expertise to help organizations work smarter, support their people, and achieve better business outcomes. This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to invest in innovation, simplify client experiences, and shape the future of work. At Paychex, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and be part of something bigger as One Paychex.
Overview

This role will primarily support the billing system, including production incident handling, application change requests, and overnight support. Validates requirements and performs analysis and design for system improvements and new applications. Represents the department by leading work and providing guidance to others.

Responsibilities

• Support the billing system, including production incidents, application change requests, and overnight support
• Develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software to meet requirements
• Design and develop test automation code
• Complete complex program changes in a self-directed manner
• Perform comprehensive analysis and design for broadly defined requirements
• Make significant technical contributions and contribute to technical direction
• Provide estimates for user stories based on business requirements, specifications, and designs
• Comply with and contribute to SDLC standards and CI/CD procedures to ensure consistency; identify and introduce opportunities for improvement
• Monitor progress against task estimates and provide status updates
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for applications across environments, including high-impact production issues
• Maintain existing code base and monitor for failures in non-production environments
• Support changes during quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and post-implementation to ensure application integrity
• Share technical expertise; guide and mentor others to maximize team effectiveness and quality
• Serve as a subject matter expert in a relevant technology or business application
• Leverage AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to support agentic development and improve productivity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 5 years of experience in a related field
• Demonstrated project leadership experience
• Experience using one or more programming language(s)

Skills

• Troubleshooting and problem solving
• Production support
• Leadership
• Communication
• Agile methodology
• Java programming language
• Application Programming Interface (API) / RESTful microservices
• Relational database experience, such as Oracle
• NoSQL database experience, such as MongoDB
• Enterprise data pipelines, such as Kafka
• Familiarity with AI development tools for agentic development

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the starting base pay range for this position is $93,590 - $147,070 annually. Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.

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.