Senior Software Engineer; HRIS Platform - Hybrid CA​/San Francisco

Position: Senior Staff Software Engineer (HRIS Platform) - Hybrid CA/San Francisco, US
Workstream Technologies

Senior Staff Software Engineer (HRIS Platform) - Hybrid in Vancouver, CA / San Francisco, US

(UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Full-time Employment

Salary: 180k - 270k USD/year

Overview
About the job:
Workstream is a SaaS company that addresses the top pain point of local businesses around you: hiring, managing, and retaining qualified workers. We are a mission-based organization that enables these local businesses to hire faster with texting, cutting their time to engage, hire, and onboard hourly workers in half. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, who make up 80% of the global workforce, but they're heavily underserved by technology and deserve better.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including McDonald’s, Burger King, Jamba Juice, 7‑Eleven, Uber, and Fed Ex. At Series B, we are quickly expanding our product portfolio. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

Our engineering team is composed of passionate, driven, and talented engineers who focus on building and innovating cloud technology solutions that empower local businesses to thrive and better serve the deskless workforce in their communities. We seek a talented Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will join our HR Platform team working on a new comprehensive worker HR management tool that encompasses the end‑to‑end lifecycle of deskless workers. This role will report to the Engineering Manager for HR Platform.

This Team Owns Various Services And Features Including

Identity and access management

Multi‑factor authentication

Single sign‑on

Authentication workflows

Employee system of record

Core HR workflows, etc.

Description

Collaborate with the Engineering Manager (EM) to manage tasks and workflows, ensuring clear communication within the team.

Design and implement high‑performance data models, contributing to the delivery of robust HRIS products.

Lead the transition to an event‑based architecture, optimizing current systems and integrating new technologies.

Work across teams to enhance and scale our HRIS, ensuring system reliability and user satisfaction.

Provide technical mentorship, coaching team members to foster skill development and professional growth.

Code Quality:
Achieve and maintain a bug rate of less than 0.1 % in production environments.

Productivity:
Increase team output by 20 % through the adoption of new tools and streamlined processes.

Day in the Life
Work closely with the Engineering Manager on communicating tasks, challenges, and workflows across a globally distributed team.

Work with team members to design and ship high‑performing data models and products.

Lead the push toward an event‑based architecture by architecting cutting‑edge tools and technologies while maintaining the existing stack.

Collaborate with other teams across Workstream to support and scale HRIS and related products.

Provide technical leadership to team members through mentoring and coaching.

Who You Are

Experience developing and maintaining large‑scale HRIS‑related products.

7+ years of industry experience as an individual contributor in full‑stack web development.

Advanced skills in JavaScript with 4+ years of experience with Node.js.

Experience with Ruby on Rails is a nice to have.

5+ years of experience working in Agile software engineering methods and tools:
Scrum, Jira, Git Hub, Dev Ops, and software architectures that allow rapid iterations.

Possess a passion for effective collaboration within and between cross‑functional teams, with a history of building influence with Product and Design.

Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS) and architectural patterns and their trade‑offs.

Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams is an asset.

Our Tech Stacks Are

Backend:
Ruby on Rails / Node.js

Frontend:
React / Type Script

Database:
Postgre

SQL / Redis / Dynamo

DB / MongoDB

Infrastructure: AWS / Terraform / Kubernetes / Protobuf / Kafka / Elasticsearch

Benefits

A mission‑driven and value‑based company dedicated to empowering deskless workers and local businesses.

An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper‑growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career.

Competitive salary and equity.

Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision.

WeWork Office – Amenities and Perks.

Learning/development stipend.

Unlimited PTO.

Hybrid Office/WFH schedule.

Working Location

Vancouver, Canada Office:
WeWork in Burnaby Metrotown.

US Office: 521 7th St, San Francisco.

2 to 3 days in Office, Hybrid working style.

Interview Process

AI interview

Code assessment

Technical assessment

On‑site interview

Offer negotiation

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