Staff Application Engineer- HR Technology (Vancouver)

The P&C Technology team enables seamless, best‑in‑class experiences for our global workforce by delivering secure, scalable solutions. Through data‑driven insights and processes, we empower the business to support IDEA commitments and the growth and development of our people, while ensuring strong delivery accountability and operational excellence.Core Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise application solutions and frameworks spanning multiple teams and business units, establishing configuration patterns and practices that scale across the organization. Drive complex, multi‑team initiatives with minimal supervision, making key technical decisions independently while navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.Write exemplary configurations and proprietary application code in critical areas demonstrating best‑in‑class application engineering practices when situations require deep platform expertise. Consult with architects on application architecture decisions providing technical expertise on implementation feasibility, scalability considerations, and operational implications.Establish application engineering and configuration standards adopted across the organization including validation strategies, deployment workflows, and quality practices. Partner with business and engineering leadership on application implementation strategy, roadmap planning, and alignment with business priorities.Mentor application engineers at all levels, including developing senior engineers and emerging application engineering leaders. Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred. 9‑12 years of experience defining application strategy, establishing integration and configuration standards, and driving organization‑wide application decisions.Proven experience designing domain‑wide configuration frameworks and standards adopted across multiple teams. Track record of defining complex coding and scripting standards used company‑wide for application platforms; experience establishing platform extension strategies balancing low‑code versus scripting approaches.Experience establishing integration standards and patterns for a domain leveraging platform‑native connectors and integration tools; proven ability to define data management frameworks and mapping strategies adopted across the organization. Demonstrated ability to define configuration lifecycle and release management standards for a domain; experience establishing release governance frameworks aligned with vendor update cycles and organizational change management.Proven track record of building organizational application engineering capability through mentoring engineers at all levels across a domain. Experience with HR SaaS applications is a must; experience with Workday, Avature, Docebo, and Databricks is an asset. Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS platforms, with strong judgment in configuration, low‑code, and custom development trade‑offs.Must Haves

Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life. Compensation and Benefits Package

The typical hiring range for this position is from $160,100 to $210,100 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. Extended health, dental and mental health plans. Paid time off. Savings and retirement plan matching.Generous employee discount. Fitness&yoga classes. Parenthood top‑up. Extensive catalog of development course offerings. People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series. Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks inwhole or in part at any time without advance notice.Workplace Arrangement

Hybrid: In‑person collaboration and connection is key to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week. Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.

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