Symmetry is the payroll infrastructure for software & payroll platforms powering the paychecks of over 64 million workers each year. Our fully integrated suite of payroll tax APIs and software tools allows companies to solve tax compliance issues and build applications across the entirety of the payroll process.
About the Role:
We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader for our new product development team. Come lead the team that blazes new trails in pursuit of designing and delivering Symmetry’s latest product innovations. You will be responsible for guiding engineering teams through the process of developing a completely new product, from the initial idea stage (where there is essentially "nothing" - the "0") to the point where it becomes a functional, viable product that can be launched to market ("1"). We are a full-stack development team, building applications coded in multiple languages; C, Java, .NET, Python, NodeJS, leveraging containers, and service-oriented architecture. The right person will be an “activator” who brings execution energy, spark initiatives, and foster connection among the team. You will be integral to our company's growth and guide our success through innovations and new product deliverables.
About the Team:
Our team consists of 25 engineers, each bringing their own skills and experiences to the table. With a few engineers handling each product, we work closely together to drive success and achieve our goals. Our team is diverse in every sense of the word, with members ranging from those with 2 years of experience to seasoned professionals with over 20 years in the industry. We pride ourselves on being a helpful and supportive group, always ready to assist and collaborate to overcome challenges and deliver high-quality work. Whether you're just starting your career or are a veteran in the field, you'll find a welcoming and inclusive environment within our team where everyone's contributions are valued and respected. Join us and be a part of our dynamic and multi-faceted team as we strive for excellence together.
Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:
- Aligning teams to focus on new features, and business goals.
- Taking complete functional ownership of your area including vision for both the platform and product in partnership with product managers and stakeholders.
- Initiating or beginning new projects, ideas, or actions by providing the initial energy, inspiration, or motivation needed to get them started.
- Developing and deploying strategies to support and build high functioning, motivated teams, ensuring technical competence in the team.
- Aligning and prioritizing the organization deliverables based on the company needs, working closely with the leadership across functional departments.
- Ensuring products and services are performant, available 24x7x365, resilient, and stable.
- Supporting technical innovation and lead creation, continual refinement, and active enforcement of our engineering standards to ensure that our technology can be sustainably operated.
- Evaluating emerging technologies including SaaS systems for opportunities to improve services, acting as technical consultant for the company to champion practical technical solutions.
- Partnering with engineering leaders across the company to architect and champion well-defined sub-systems and continually refining company-wide platform architecture
Here’s what we're looking for:
- 10+ years of engineering leadership experience – managing both people and tech stacks.
- Proven ability to initiate new projects, ideas, or actions by providing the initial energy, inspiration, or motivation needed to get them started
- A proven track record and ability to communicate with cross functional peers, communicating technical concepts to business stakeholders, and communicating business objectives to the technical team.
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership on problems and projects and lead them to completion.
- A proven ability to debug and triage critical systems, including team performance.
- Hands-on experience with agile methodologies, and their practical application.
- Strong Experience with web application development, Dev-ops, distributed systems, CI/CD and test automation.
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, and Systems thinking.
- Exceptional verbal and written presentation skills, including ability to prepare materials for audiences at all levels of the organization.
- Masters or Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
Required skills & mindsets:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong work ethic supported by solid time-management skills.
- A love of your craft and a curiosity and passion to constantly learn new things.
- Ability and passion for helping growing engineering teams and making others better.
- A commitment and drive for quality and building for the long term.
- Ability to respect and handle diversity amongst staff and office environments.
- Ability to get into the nitty gritty of how a product works and clearly communicate its value.
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $191,000/yr to $237,000/yr in Scottsdale & most major metro locations. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Symmetry has a physical office space in Scottsdale. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role).
When approved to work from a location other than the office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.
Working at Symmetry
Being happy at a job goes beyond just doing the work. Where you choose to spend 40 hours a week should be a place that challenges you professionally and aligns with your personal goals and well-being. We truly love what we do, and our customers love what we produce. Our family-owned and -operated business is collaborative, fun, and friendly. We offer the opportunity to work with all kinds of positions across the company, from the CEO to support to sales and everything in between.
Recently, Symmetry became part of Gusto. More than 400,000 businesses use Gusto’s people platform to hire, pay, insure, and support their team–from modern payroll and benefits to distributed work services and international contractor support to expert HR. Together, Symmetry and Gusto are pushing the entire industry forward by helping growing businesses access tools and services that for so long have only been available to larger corporations.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home with us.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Our company considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our company is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.
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About our products
Our products make sure millions of paychecks are right, no matter where people live or work in the U.S. We simplify the payroll process with accurate and dependable payroll withholding tax solutions. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, like Walmart and Southwest Airlines, and leading payroll service providers, including ADP and Paychex. With a 95%+ customer retention rate, our products always have to be top-of-the-line, and so do our employees.
Symmetry is also the company behind the popular website PaycheckCity.com, which helps millions of Americans better understand their paychecks every month.
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What We Do
Symmetry Software's mission is to simplify the payroll process with dependable and accurate payroll APIs and tax withholding solutions. At Symmetry, we believe that to provide great payroll, you need powerful technology! We have been building software tools and payroll APIs for award-winning software applications since 1984.
Symmetry's fully integrated suite of payroll tax APIs and software tools allows companies to ensure that employee and employer taxes are correctly calculated and managed. In other words, deliver "the right taxes the first time." With payroll integrations that range from electronic withholding forms to federal, state and local tax lookup tools, we make our customer's processes more regulatory compliant, automated, efficient, and error-free.
While we do not process payroll, we do the most difficult parts of the payroll process, and payroll and HR service providers and large employers license our payroll APIs and software tools to improve their products and compliance. Contact us to see how payroll tax withholding software can make a huge impact when you are using the right tools.
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