Staff Developer

Skip to Content Sign In Staff Developer Req #23363 Toronto, ON, Canada Apply Share Job Description Posted Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM | Expires Friday, May 22, 2026 at 8:59 PM Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce. Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better™ - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally. Effective November 1, 2025 this position is not open to residents of Quebec; applicants must reside in a province or territory of Canada other than Quebec to be considered. Any roles available in Quebec will be posted separately. About the Opportunity The Dayforce Product Development team is looking for an experienced Software Developer to create the industry’s next generation Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions. As a staff developer, you will be part of a Scrum team comprised of high caliber, hands-on software professionals who aim to provide technical leadership and stewardship of the Dayforce product. The team enables Dayforce HCM’s technical success by building performance, scalable and secure core components, frameworks, and customer-facing technical features, and by providing build processes, tools and expertise to enhance developer productivity. If you are a technology enthusiast, have passion for creating great software, want to see your creation utilized by millions of people all over the world, and possess one or more of the following qualifications, we want to talk to you. What You’ll Do Drive the design and implementation of highly scalable and available innovative solutions Participate in critical architecture design, advise and influence on strategic technical directions Mentor and train fellow software engineers on software development best practices Create proof-of-concepts, recommend new technologies Leverage AI technologies for use cases such as intelligent search, summarization, workflow automation, performance optimization and development efficiency. Evaluate and recommend AI adoption strategies aligned with business value, security, and compliance requirements Ensure AI-enabled features are integrated responsibly, with proper governance, observability, performance monitoring, and data privacy safeguards Participate in Product discussions to advise on and influence the Product Roadmap Take ownership and responsibility for development initiatives and make them happen Contribute to the engineering process and culture, grow with and influence the team What You Bring 10+ years of experience in building and leading development of complex SaaS and/or cloud-based applications Technical fluency and currency; comfort driving work, discussing or diving deep on technology concepts, options and new opportunities with technical team members Strong business acumen; Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders across the organization Driven by delivering customer value and impact Expertise in SQL and no-SQL database systems; understanding of data analytics and observability Proficiency with PowerShell, C# or Java, .Net Core Experience with Azure and cloud-native architecture Experience with Infrastructure as Code and tools such as Terraform Experience with modern technology (React, Angular, Node.js, GraphQL, etc.) Experience with designing and implementing APIs Experience with advanced programming constructs such as multi-threaded programming, event-driven architecture, messaging, Microservices Proven track record of working and experimenting with new technologies; staying current with industry trends Experience with the latest container sy ... (truncated, view full listing at source)