Manager Applications Development

Company: Paylocity
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: February 20, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description: Company Overview 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. When you feel like you belong, work is no longer work – it's personal. At Paylocity, we believe better employees lead to better companies. Workplaces and cultures that care will build the future, and at Paylocity, we’re doing just that. Join us as we change the future and transform your career! There are jobs and then there are careers . Since 1997, Paylocity has been hiring talented people, giving them big challenges, and providing the right resources to help them succeed. Our award-winning culture ensures all employees feel truly welcome, appreciated, and free to be themselves. While other companies talk about it, we make it happen. Join Paylocity and launch your career! Position Overview The Manager Applications Development leads a team of developers primarily focused on Salesforce. This role spans responsibilities from high-level architecture and design through hands on development, build & testing. They focus on ensuring all viable options are objectively considered and balance business goals with technical design and project constraints to meet requirements. This role is a technical leader and people manager leading a technical team. This role requires deep technical knowledge of the Salesforce.com platform and familiarity with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, CPQ, Billing, and integrations 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. • Work directly with developers, architects, and Salesforce admins to design and build solutions that solve the needs of our end-users in a scalable way. • Plans, documents, and executes unit test plans to ensure completed code meets defined success criteria. • Deploy, monitor, and support software releases during iterative development cycles • Provides documentation to support code changes • Instill, implement, and enforce Salesforce development standards about system architecture and scalability. • Ability to keep up with current technology trends in Salesforce to access and make recommendations on processes, design, and operation • Manage the day-to-day activities of the development team such as one-on-ones, collaboration with the Salesforce Admin team, and prioritization and scoping of work items. • Communicate with senior management on the status of projects, timelines, challenges to implementation, and deployments in a non-technical manner. Education and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience • 2 Years’ experience leading or managing a team of developers/engineers • 5 years experience with Apex, JavaScript, Visualforce, Lightning, Salesforce Admin, CPQ, DocuSign. • Experience building and maintaining integrations between multiple enterprise systems • One or more Salesforce Developer Certifications (required) • Salesforce CPQ Specialist certification (preferred) • Dell Boomi experience (preferred) • Oracle Netsuite (preferred) Physical requirements • Ability to sit for extended periods: The role requires sitting at a desk or workstation for long periods, typically 7-8 hours a day. • Use of computer and phone systems: The employee must be able to operate a computer, use phone systems, and type. This includes using multiple software programs and inquiries simultaneously. 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 and 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 Requirements:

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