Développeur logiciel principal (architecte IA/ML); Principal Software Developer (AI/ML Architect)

Role Summary

Why apply to UKG

At UKG, your work matters. The code you deliver, your decisions, and your customer focus come together to produce tangible results. Today, tens of millions of people start and end their workday by logging into our workforce management platform. We help these people receive their pay,

grow professionally and shape the future in their sector of activity. This is our reason for being.

We never stop learning. We are always reinventing the rules of the game. We seek to improve and celebrate the victories along the way. Here, you'll enjoy real flexibility and solid benefits, plus join a team united for success. Because at UKG, your work matters... just like you.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Vision and Strategy: Define and drive the generative AI architecture strategy, ensuring UKG remains at the forefront of AI innovation. Develop and communicate a cohesive architectural vision, aligned with business objectives, enabling seamless integration of Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities across our entire product line.
• Technical leadership: Provide primary technical vision for generative AI, providing hands-on guidance on advanced methods (e.g. transformer models, diffusion models, GANs) and defining technical standards to ensure scalability, security and efficiency.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with leadership, product management, data science and engineering teams to define and prioritize GenAI initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of requirements and objectives, and drive the integration of AI capabilities across products.
• Innovation and Research: Conduct practical and advanced research in generative AI, staying abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends and best practices. Drive the exploration and implementation of cutting-edge GenAI techniques to improve product value and generate competitive advantage.
• Mentoring and Culture Development: Mentor and influence engineering leaders, fostering a culture of AI excellence, thought leadership, and continuous innovation. Promote best practices in AI/ML development, MLOps, CI/CD processes and QA to ensure high standards within the organization.
• Community Engagement: Act as an ambassador for generative AI internally and externally, representing UKG within the AI community through publications, conferences and industry forums.
• Scalable Solutions: Oversee the deployment of AI models at scale, ensuring they are optimized for performance, cost and resource efficiency in production environments. Establish guidelines for high-quality, production-ready AI/ML systems that can scale based on business needs.
• Governance and standards: Define and apply development methodologies, CI/CD standards and architectural guidelines for AI solutions.

Maintain documentation of architectural decisions and technical roadmaps, ensuring a solid foundation for future AI-enabled capabilities.

Requirements

• Education: Master's or PhD in computer science, AI, machine learning or related field, or equivalent professional experience. • Experience: 12+ years of experience in software development and AI, including at least 5 years of hands-on experience in generative AI, natural language processing (NLP), or related fields. Proven expertise in designing and deploying large-scale AI/ML systems into production.
• Technical skills: Proficiency in programming languages (Python, Java, etc.) and AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.). Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and MLOps practices for training and deploying large-scale models.
• AI Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of generative AI methodologies, including Transformer models, Diffusion models, GANs, large language models and multimodal architectures. Familiarity with NLP and machine learning algorithms, such as linear and logistic regression, decision trees, and clustering methods. • Industry Influence: Recognized expert in AI, with numerous publications in leading conferences and journals (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, etc.) and an extensive network within the AI research community.
• Problem Solving and Strategy: Excellent problem-solving skills and proven ability to influence and implement long-term strategic initiatives focused on AI.

Desired qualifications

• Compliance and Responsible AI: Experience working in high compliance environments or with privacy-friendly AI techniques. Strong knowledge of trends in responsible AI, model interpretability and ethical practices in AI.
• Optimization Expertise: Proven experience optimizing AI models for increased profitability at scale through model compression, distillation, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Compliance & Responsible AI: Experience working in high-compliance environments or with privacy-preserving AI techniques. Strong familiarity with trends in responsible AI, model interpretability, and ethical AI practices.
• Optimization Expertise: Proven record of optimizing AI models for cost-efficiency at scale through model compression, distillation, and efficient deployment strategies.
• Cloud & DevOps Knowledge: Strong experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipeline automation (e.g., Terraform, GitHub Actions).

Company Profile

UKG is the workforce management platform that puts strategic workforce insights to work. With the richest collection of workforce insights and our people-first AI, our ability to uncover new ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower people is unmatched. This expertise provides our clients with the strategic data needed to meet any challenge in any sector, because organizations that excel know that their people are what propel their competitive advantage. Find out more details at ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer UKG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other status protected by federal, provincial, or provincial laws. or local authorities against discrimination. Accommodation of Disabilities UKG is committed to providing accommodation to individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process. If you require an accommodation during the application and interview process, please contact us at UKGCareers@ukg.com.

The salary range for this position is $176,800.00 to $238,650.00 CAD. Actual base salary offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for a performance bonus plan and to receive restricted stock units as part of the total compensation program.

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• Technical Proficiency: Expert-level skills in programming languages (e.g., Python, Java) and AI frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch). Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and MLOps practices for large-scale model training and deployment.
• AI Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of generative AI methodologies, including transformer models, diffusion models, GANs, large language models, and multi-modal architectures. Familiarity with NLP and machine learning algorithms, such as linear and logistic regression, decision trees, and clustering methods.
• Industry Influence: Recognized thought leader in AI, with a record of publications in top-tier AI conferences/journals (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR) and a strong network within the AI research community.
• Problem-Solving & Strategy: Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proven ability to influence and implement long-term AI-driven strategic initiatives.

About the Company

About the position

We are looking for an exceptionally skilled and visionary Senior Software Developer with deep expertise in designing, deploying and scaling generative AI applications. As a key contributor at the Principal level, you will lead the architecture, strategy and development of innovative AI technologies supporting our long-term mission.

The Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the technical vision, strategy and architectural direction of our GenAI initiatives. As a recognized thought leader, you will help keep the company at the forefront of AI innovation, continuously integrating the latest advances in generative AI into our products and processes. This role requires a combination of deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and the ability to influence and evolve AI practices across the enterprise. You will play a vital role in transforming our organization, enabling it to fully exploit the potential of GenAI in all our products.

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry - because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.

to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG's benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

Quebec candidates: While French is required for Quebec roles, use of the English language is also required due to the global nature of the business and the need to interact with UKG US headquarters and international sites.