Software Developer Sr

September 16, 2026 Auto Import

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. <h1 data-end="55" data-start="28" data-section-id="8ukvd7">About the Opportunity</h1> Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work and can hire anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area. The Dayforce Product Development team is seeking an experienced Software Developer Sr to help build the next generation of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions. As a senior member of the Workforce Management team, you will contribute to a market-leading solution that helps organizations improve efficiency through time and attendance tracking and intelligent employee scheduling. You will participate in the full software development lifecycle, including design, analysis, prototyping, development, testing, deployment, and support. Working closely with Product Owners, Designers, Implementation partners, and Engineering teams, you will help deliver innovative functionality while providing mentorship and technical leadership through code reviews and collaboration. <h1 data-end="999" data-start="972" data-section-id="1cyhkvk">What You’ll Get to Do</h1> <ul data-end="1849" data-start="1000"> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1096" data-start="1000" data-section-id="k59zoj">Design, analyze, prototype, develop, test, deploy, and support Workforce Management solutions.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1236" data-start="1097" data-section-id="7pm9ty">Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, Implementation teams, and Engineering partners to deliver high-quality product functionality.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1300" data-start="1237" data-section-id="1di22rd">Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1357" data-start="1301" data-section-id="15yh2dd">Conduct peer code reviews and mentor other developers.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1444" data-start="1358" data-section-id="1k3bx2y">Build and maintain modern web applications across frontend and backend technologies.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1505" data-start="1445" data-section-id="1mu2er">Contribute to cloud-native deployment and CI/CD practices.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1601" data-start="1506" data-section-id="vp64j4">Develop and maintain automated testing strategies to ensure software quality and reliability.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1662" data-start="1602" data-section-id="18ccqn3">Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1759" data-start="1663" data-section-id="1motqns">Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering efficiency and software quality.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="1849" data-start="1760" data-section-id="y9xk70">Participate actively in Agile development processes and cross-functional collaboration.</li> </ul> <h1 data-end="1887" data-start="1851" data-section-id="340p0o">Skills and Experience We Value</h1> <ul data-end="3022" data-start="1888"> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2003" data-start="1888" data-section-id="tij12r">5+ years of experience applying object-oriented principles (SOLID) using C#/.NET, including async/await and LINQ.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2127" data-start="2004" data-section-id="df73nw">Experience with modern .NET technologies (e.g., .NET 6, 7, or 8) and modernization of legacy .NET Framework applications.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2218" data-start="2128" data-section-id="1rb3fr1">2–3+ years of experience building production user interfaces using React and TypeScript.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2324" data-start="2219" data-section-id="96rq4v">Working knowledge of modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, SVG, JSON, REST APIs, and Web APIs.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2422" data-start="2325" data-section-id="1jra04f">Strong SQL Server expertise including indexing, query optimization, and transaction management.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2524" data-start="2423" data-section-id="1mj2od1">Experience with Docker containers, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2624" data-start="2525" data-section-id="1jp4ivm">Experience with automated testing frameworks including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2758" data-start="2625" data-section-id="ghgjyg">Knowledge of security fundamentals including OWASP principles, OAuth2/OIDC, and handling personally identifiable information (PII).</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2860" data-start="2759" data-section-id="f797o">Experience using AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codeium, or Sourcegraph Cody.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="2927" data-start="2861" data-section-id="16br0tv">Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3022" data-start="2928" data-section-id="8f0s9m">Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within Agile development teams.</li> </ul> <h1 data-end="3059" data-start="3024" data-section-id="5y4hxm">What Would Make You Stand Out</h1> <ul data-end="4121" data-start="3060"> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3149" data-start="3060" data-section-id="bip4ii">Experience analyzing business requirements and designing enterprise software solutions.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3262" data-start="3150" data-section-id="vhastj">Hands-on experience applying design patterns, writing automated tests, and optimizing application performance.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3313" data-start="3263" data-section-id="1o2lock">Experience with ASP.NET Core/MVC and API design.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3389" data-start="3314" data-section-id="2g58ke">Understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and thread synchronization.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3523" data-start="3390" data-section-id="1d59j36">Experience with event-driven architectures, messaging platforms (Kafka, Azure Service Bus), and caching technologies such as Redis.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3623" data-start="3524" data-section-id="v89hc6">Experience with observability tools including OpenTelemetry, Application Insights, or Prometheus.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3725" data-start="3624" data-section-id="1g2acds">Familiarity with feature flag platforms such as LaunchDarkly and trunk-based development practices.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3832" data-start="3726" data-section-id="1f79hjy">Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) and localization/internationalization best practices.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="3957" data-start="3833" data-section-id="1tnuehb">Workforce Management or HCM domain expertise, including time tracking, scheduling, pay rules, and compliance requirements.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 12pt;" data-end="4121" data-start="3958" data-section-id="1de2k7o">Experience integrating LLM capabilities into software products, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and AI evaluation frameworks.</li> </ul><div> <div> What’s in it for you Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions. Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits. With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself. This job posting is for an existing vacancy Artificial intelligence may be used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position. <div>About the Salary Ranges </div> Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization. Proficiency in English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with English-speaking stakeholders, co-workers, managers and/or clients across the world. Further, our back office support teams, including but not limited to Human Resources, are primarily English speaking. Employees need to be able to communicate with these departments in English to appropriately administer their business relationship. Due to the significant high volume of interactions with these English-speaking co-workers, managers, stakeholders and/or clients, which is inherent to this position, it is not possible to reorganize the company's activities to avoid this requirement. Fraudulent Recruiting Beware of fraudulent recruiting. Legitimate Dayforce contacts will use an @dayforce.com email address. We do not request money, checks, equipment orders, or sensitive personal data during the recruitment process. If you have been asked for any of the above, or believe you have been contacted by someone posing as a Dayforce employee, please refer to our fraudulent recruiting statement found here: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dayforce.com/be-aware-of-recruiting-fraud" target="_blank">https://www.dayforce.com/be-aware-of-recruiting-fraud</a> Dayforce actively monitors all job applications to ensure authenticity. Submissions determined to be fraudulent or misleading will be declined from the recruitment process Pour consulter cette offre d'emploi en français, veuillez utiliser le lien: <a rel="noopener" href="https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/fr-CA/mydayforce/alljobs" target="_blank">https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/fr-CA/mydayforce/alljobs</a> </div> </div>

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