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Principal - Software Engineer - Payroll

Cast & Crew

$150,000 - $195,000
Sep 19, 2025
Burbank, CA, USA
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Cast & Crew is looking to drive the architecture and development of their AI-powered, next-generation unified payroll platform, solving complex problems at the intersection of AI, automation, and payroll compliance, especially in domains involving union labor rules, pay scales, and compliance-heavy workflows.

Requirements

  • Advanced proficiency in .NET Core, C, and microservices architecture.
  • Proven experience with AI/ML and NLP integration in production systems.
  • Hands-on experience building IDP-based workflows using AWS Textract, GCP Document AI, or similar platforms.
  • Expertise in messaging systems (Kafka, AWS SQS), REST/gRPC APIs, and system observability.
  • Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL technologies such as PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
  • Experience working with Redis, Elasticsearch, and scalable cloud-native infrastructure.
  • Solid front-end understanding with React and integration best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Architect scalable, event-driven microservices using .NET Core and AWS.
  • Design resilient backend systems and services focused on high throughput, fault tolerance, and low latency.
  • Build and optimize data pipelines using PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
  • Implement AI/ML and NLP models to power smart payroll features.
  • Integrate Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) pipelines to extract structured data from labor union contracts, including pay rules, deduction rules, and scale rates.
  • Write production-grade code and frameworks in C, React, and AWS infrastructure.
  • Contribute to DevOps automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling.

Other

  • Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to work independently in a collaborative environment.
  • Experience with payroll, finance, or labor compliance systems.
  • Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD), rule engines, and contract ingestion.
  • Prior involvement in designing systems to ingest and apply union labor contracts and rate sheets.
  • Entertainment/media tech experience is a plus.