Why Work at Paylocity

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.

Product & Technology at Paylocity

Help enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology.  

As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll gain exposure to modern software development practices, collaborate with experienced engineers, and learn how high-quality, scalable software is built. You’ll contribute to our all-in-one platform while building a strong foundation for a career in technology.

Bring your talent and eagerness to learn to Paylocity, where you’ll discover the skills needed to launch your career! Benefit from award-winning training and one-on-one coaching as you play a key role in Paylocity’s future with an early careers position. Explore how you can go from the classroom to the conference room with internships and new-grad programs at one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. Experience the support that’ll take you from grad to a flourishing career with a position in Paylocity’s early careers division!

Position Overview

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will learn and contribute within a collaborative, agile engineering environment. This internship is designed for students who are eager to apply their academic knowledge to real-world software development while learning from experienced engineers and mentors.

You’ll work alongside Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Software Test Engineers to support the development and enhancement of Paylocity products. With guidance and support, you’ll participate in Paylocity’s software development lifecycle (PDLC), contribute to well-scoped tasks, and gain exposure to complex, real-world systems.

Hybrid: This role follows a hybrid schedule, requiring 2-3 days in the office at our Prague location and 2 days remote per week. The in-office days are subject to business needs. Candidates must be able to commute to the office as required. The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary. 

Term: June 2026 - September 2026 

Responsibilities

• Participate in team ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Work on clearly defined development tasks with guidance from mentors and teammates
• Write clean, readable, and maintainable code following team standards
• Learn to read, understand, and modify existing codebases
• Contribute unit tests and documentation as part of feature development
• Collaborate with engineers, testers, and product partners in an agile environment
• Ask questions, seek feedback, and apply learnings to improve your skills
• Demonstrate curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm for learning new technologies
• Take pride in building software that works and improves over time
• Contribute positively to team culture and shared goals

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Completion of coursework or academic projects involving programming or software development
• Basic understanding of object-oriented programming concepts
• Familiarity with web development fundamentals (client-side technologies, APIs, and databases such as SQL)
• Exposure to at least one programming language (e.g., C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar)
• Strong willingness to learn, ask questions, and take feedback
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Comfortable working on Windows or macOS

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Prior internship, co-op, or personal project experience
• Exposure to  version control systems such as Git
• Familiarity with automated testing or web frameworks (e.g., ASP.NET, MVC, or similar) 

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 accessibility@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. 

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