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HR Application Engineer

GFiberSunnyvale🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Aug 2026

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Seniority
Mid Senior
Location
Sunnyvale, United States
Posted
1 week ago
FiberADPComplianceEEOCGeneral LedgerHTTPSPayrollSAPTechnical SupportWorkday

Job Description

At GFiber, we believe that great internet has the power to drive innovation, strengthen communities, enable the impossible, and do all the everyday things that make all of our world go round. And the job of creating better internet is never done - so we’re growing! Our team is committed to building a place where people who want to make a difference can grow their careers and find their spot to belong.

GFiber is an Alphabet company that brings Google Fiber and Google Fiber Webpass internet services to homes and businesses across the United States. Our teams are expanding as we connect more cities and people to exceptional internet.

The application window will be open until at least July 26th, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

 

Role Description

We are seeking an HR Application Engineer to own and evolve our Hire-to-Retire (H2R) technology landscape. This role serves as the primary technology partner to Human Resources, Payroll, Talent Management, and Business Operations teams, ensuring scalable, efficient, and employee-centric solutions across the entire employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines deep HR business process expertise with strong application engineering skills to support, optimize, and continuously improve HR technology platforms. This individual will drive business process transformation, system enhancements, integrations, operational excellence, and strategic roadmap initiatives while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business objectives.

 

In this role, you’ll:

  • Platform & Lifecycle Ownership: Serve as the technology owner for the end-to-end Hire-to-Retire ecosystem, configuring and maintaining HR applications to support the evolving employee lifecycle.
  • Strategy & Roadmap: Partner with HR leadership to align the HR technology roadmap with organizational priorities, security standards, and enterprise architecture.
  • Process Optimization: Drive the standardization, automation, and redesign of HR processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
  • Data & Integrations: Own integrations and secure data flows between HR systems, Payroll, Finance, and Identity Management while maintaining strict data governance and reporting capabilities.
  • System Lifecycle & Support: Lead system testing, deployments, and change management for platform updates, while providing L2/L3 technical support and managing vendor SLAs.
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Act as the primary technical bridge between HR, IT, Payroll, Security, and external vendors to facilitate governance and prioritize initiatives.

 

At a minimum, we would like you to have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience supporting workday HR platforms. 
  • Experience with Hire-to-Retire business processes and HR operations. 
  • Experience customizing, configuring and supporting Workday HCM or similar enterprise HR platforms. 
  • Experience with HR integrations, data management, and system administration.

 

It’s preferred that you have:

  • Experience integrating Workday with enterprise applications such as SAP, Coupa Expense. ADP Payroll, Identity Management, and other HR-related systems.
  • Experience supporting HR, Payroll, and Finance business processes, with working knowledge of SAP Finance (FI), General Ledger, Cost Center Accounting, and payroll accounting integrations.
  • Ability to partner effectively with both technical and business teams.

 

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $219,200 - $241,100 + bonus + benefits. As pay varies by location, your recruiter will share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

 

 

 

GFiber is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. Disclosure is voluntary, and this information will be kept confidential in compliance with Google's Candidate Privacy Policy. For more information please refer to our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and the EEOC's "Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal" (PDF). 

It's important to us to create an accessible, inclusive workplace for everyone. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our accommodations for applicants form. Our candidate accommodations team will then connect with you to confidentially discuss your options.

 

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