Staff Developer

Skip to Content Sign In Staff Developer Req #23299 Canada Apply Share Job Description Posted Monday, March 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM | Expires Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 7:59 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 Platform team is looking for an experienced technical leader to create the industry’s next generation Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions. As a Staff Developer on our Application Platform team you will be working on our core platform framework for extending Dayforce and our Workflow Engine. Your impact will be evident through your effective participation in the entire lifecycle of our software including design, analysis, prototyping, development, testing and support of our products. You will work closely and collaborate with clients, prospects, implementation partners, and Dayforce personnel to envision and deliver the required functionality. This role is ideal for a highly experienced, hands-on engineer who has delivered across multiple significant projects, leads by example, and is motivated to grow into a more senior level technical leadership role. What you'll get to do Drive and personally contribute to the design and implementation of highly scalable, highly available innovative solutions Lead critical architecture design; advise and influence on strategic technical direction across multiple initiatives Mentor and train fellow software engineers through hands-on collaboration, code reviews, and technical leadership Creating working proof-of-concepts; Recommend new technologies to ensure solution scalability, maintainability and quality Participate in Product discussions to advise on and influence the Product Roadmap Take end-to-end ownership of complex, cross-team development initiatives and drive them to successful delivery Contribute to the engineering process and culture, grow with and influence the team If you are a strong hands-on engineer, 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. Skills and Experience we value 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 and 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 Experience in leveraging AI in both development workflows and within customer facing products. Expertise in SQL and no-SQL database systems; understanding of data analytics and observability Proficiency with C# or Java, .Net Core Experience with modern technologies (React, Angular, Node.js, GraphQL, etc.) Experience with designing and implementing scalable and performant APIs and User Interfaces Experience with advanced programming constructs such as multi-threaded programming, event-driven architecture, messaging, microservices Experience with unit testing frameworks Proven track record of working and experimenting with n ... (truncated, view full listing at source)