Custom Software Engineer
Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills : SAP HCM Payroll
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary:
As a Custom Software Engineer, a typical day involves designing and developing tailored software components that integrate seamlessly within larger systems or applications. The role requires continuous collaboration with various teams to ensure that solutions are scalable and meet evolving business requirements. The work environment encourages the use of modern development frameworks and agile methodologies to enhance performance and adaptability. Throughout the day, the engineer balances coding, testing, and refining software elements while actively participating in discussions to align technical efforts with organizational goals.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
- Responsible for team decisions.
- Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
- Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
- Lead efforts to identify and implement process improvements that enhance team productivity and software quality.
- Mentor junior team members to support their professional growth and integration within project workflows.
Professional & Technical Skills:
-Practical experience in SAP HCM Payroll for Germany (PY-DE) in implementation, rollout, or support scenarios.
Good understanding of German payroll schemas and PCRs, with hands-on exposure to reading, adjusting, and enhancing existing schemas and rules.
- Ability to support payroll customization activities, including wage type configuration, basic schema adjustments, and country-specific settings.
- Experience with payroll runs, simulations, and basic troubleshooting using standard SAP payroll tools (e.g. payroll log, test runs).
- Familiarity with retroactive accounting and common payroll scenarios in German payroll environments.
German Payroll Functional & Legal Knowledge:
- Solid functional understanding of German payroll legislation, including: Income tax (Lohnsteuer), solidarity surcharge, church tax, social security contributions and contribution ceilings
- Awareness of key German statutory processes, such as: ELStAM, DE V notifications, social insurance reporting
- Ability to follow and implement legal changes and payroll updates with guidance, ensuring compliance with German regulations.
Adobe Forms Builder – Payslip Design:
- Practical experience with Adobe Forms Builder as the technical foundation for SAP HCM payslips.
- Ability to create, adjust, and maintain Adobe-based payroll forms, including layout changes, text adjustments, and field bindings.
- Understanding of the interaction between SAP payroll data structures and Adobe Forms.
Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 7.5 years of experience in SAP HCM Payroll.
- This position is based at our Bengaluru office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.
Bengaluru
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