UKG
Staff Software Engineer (Agentic AI)
Seattle,WA,United States · Staff+
No sponsorship$130k-$214kDetected 21 days ago
JavaScriptPythonJavaC#ReactAWSGCPAzureDevOpsRESTLLMsAgentic AILangGraphAI OrchestrationControlsLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring
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odds of building a lasting career here
56Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role72
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$111,6131 entry
Level II$143,1042 entries
Level III$174,5953 entries
Level IV$206,0864 entries
$13,604 more — $143,104 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $143,104 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work.
- 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.
- Equal Opportunity Employer UKG is an equal opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- You will drive technical strategy for agent-powered features, lead large-scale agentic AI projects, and mentor engineers across the organization in modern agent development practices.
- As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of highly complex agentic systems built on established AI platforms.
- Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI agents using Google ADK and other agentic platforms (Anthropic Claude SDK, LangGraph, etc.).
- Build agents that integrate with enterprise systems through tools, APIs, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
- Design and implement custom tools, skills, and plugins that extend agent capabilities across UKG's HCM platform.
- Lead cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver high-impact agent-powered projects on time and within budget.
- Architect, design, and develop complex agentic systems and applications built on Google ADK and similar platforms, ensuring high standards of performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Design multi-agent coordination patterns, task delegation workflows, and agent communication protocols.
- Collaborate with architects on mid-level and high-level design.
- Agent Development: Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI agents using Google ADK and other agentic platforms (Anthropic Claude SDK, LangGraph, etc.).
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Deep expertise in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Experience designing and implementing multi-agent systems, agent orchestration patterns, and tool-use architectures.
- Strong understanding of prompt engineering, context engineering, and agent design patterns (ReAct, Chain-of-Thought, tool use, multi-agent collaboration).
- Experience integrating agents with enterprise systems through APIs, tools, and protocols (REST APIs, MCP, function calling).
- Extensive experience with software architecture and design patterns, including the ability to design and implement scalable, reliable agentic systems in a DevOps model.
- Proven track record of leading and delivering large-scale, complex software projects including agentic AI initiatives.
- Proficiency with cloud technologies like GCP (Vertex AI, Google ADK), Azure (Azure OpenAI), AWS (Bedrock), and version control systems like GitHub.
Skills
- The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location.
Compensation
- In addition 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.
Benefits
- Collaborate with architects on mid-level and high-level design. • Service Health and Quality: Ensure the health and quality of agent-powered services, proactively identifying and addressing issues.
- Utilize service health indicators, agent performance metrics (task success rates, latency, cost), and telemetry for action.
- We never stop learning.
- Here, you'll get flexibility that's real, benefits you can count on, and a team that succeeds together.
- This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on cutting-edge agentic AI systems, intelligent automation workflows, and impactful projects that are used by enterprises and users worldwide.
- Drive the technical strategy and vision for agentic AI initiatives and major projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices.
Company info
- Because at UKG, your work matters-and so do you. ***UKG is unable to offer sponsorship for this position.*** Staff Software Engineer - Agentic Acceleration Group We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to build and scale our agentic AI capabilities on Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK) and other enterprise agentic platforms.
Equal opportunity
- Employer UKG is an equal opportunity employer.
- We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
- View The EEO Know Your Rights poster UKG participates in E-Verify.
- View the E-Verify posters here.
Visa & Work Authorization
- UKG is unable to offer sponsorship for this position
This listing is sourced directly from UKG's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.