UniData Developer

Employment Type: Full-time / 5 Days a week

Shift Timing: US Shift Timing (5 PM- 2 AM or 6 PM - 3 AM IST)

Experience: 10 years

Work location: Noida/ Hyderabad/ Trivandrum/ Remote

Job Description

This is a hands-on engineering role. The Senior UniData Developer is expected to spend the majority of their time writing debugging and improving production code. The ideal candidate is an experienced UniData engineer who can operate independently on complex problems drive technical decisions and actively raise the engineering standard of the team around them. This role demands deep platform expertise strong domain knowledge and the ability to lead by example including the responsible and effective use of AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Write debug and own production-quality UniData BASIC code across payroll HR and benefits modules on a daily basis
• Lead design and implementation of complex features taking full responsibility from technical design through to deployment
• Establish and enforce standards for code quality file locking discipline error handling and performance in UniData BASIC
• Use AI-assisted tools (GitHub Copilot Claude Code) to accelerate your own development output; guide the team in using these tools effectively and safely with particular awareness of their limitations in UniBasic-specific contexts
• Diagnose and resolve deep systemic defects within a large-scale production payroll platform
• Lead code reviews; provide direct constructive feedback that measurably improves team output
• Drive technical design discussions document architectural decisions and identify risk before it becomes debt
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers through pairing and structured guidance by writing good code alongside them not just reviewing their work
• Collaborate with Product Management QA and Customer Support to translate complex requirements into reliable maintainable solutions

Required

• 8 years of hands-on experience with UniData UniVerse or another MultiValue BASIC platform
• Deep knowledge of payroll or HR domain logic (tax garnishments benefits or similar)
• Expert-level command of UniData internals: file locking READU/RELEASE discipline SELECT cursors MATREAD phantom/batch processing
• Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot Claude Code or equivalent) in a professional engineering capacity
• Proven ability to lead technical work within Agile/Scrum teams including sprint planning estimation and technical design contributions
• Git-based workflows code review and collaborative development practices
• Strong written communication design documents PR commentary and escalation summaries
• Proven ability to deliver independently across a large legacy codebase with minimal oversight

Nice to Have

• SB or other 4GL environment experience
• REST API design and consumption experience
• Java JavaScript or Angular development experience
• Experience leading or mentoring a small engineering team

Required Skills:

UniDataUniVerseMultiValue BASICJavaJavascriptAngular