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Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Location : Remote (Must be in Guadalajara)

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture. While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. Take your career to the next level at one of G2's Top 100 Software Companies. Explore our Product & Technology positions to see where you fit! We are committed to building a world-class team by hiring top talent globally. To ensure compliance, we use an Employer of Record model.

About The Team

Payroll Engineering teams build the core systems and tools necessary for all our customers to complete a critical function in any business, pay their employees. We help these customers pay millions of employees every week and in doing so, move billions of dollars each week. Our products are among the most critical in the Paylocity platform!

Position Overview

The Software Test Engineer independently drives testing initiatives while contributing to team excellence. As a software test engineer, you'll implement automated testing solutions, optimize test coverage, and mentor junior engineers. This role represents an opportunity to significantly impact our quality assurance practices and contribute to our engineering excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive automated testing solutions across functional, API, performance, and security domains
• Develop and maintain medium-complexity test plans, ensuring thorough product coverage
• Independently oversee testing projects from planning to delivery, meeting project deadlines
• Integrate tests into CI / CD pipelines, optimizing continuous integration workflows
• Expand automated test coverage across multiple testing layers
• Analyze and identify testing gaps; develop strategies to address them
• Provide expert feedback on product testability during development phases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve overall quality processes
• Proactively identify and escalate technical risks and project delays
• Participate in architectural discussions to ensure quality considerations
• Document and track defects effectively, collaborating with development teams
• Contribute to improving team-wide testing strategies and methodology

Education and Experience

Technical Skills

Physical requirements

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer.

Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal, state disability laws, and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact leavebenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

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