Senior Payroll Specialist

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As Coder's Senior Payroll Specialist, you will own every paycheck from input to deposit. You'll be the backbone of our people operations by mastering multi-state calculations, tax filings, and the nuances of benefits and withholdings.

Your meticulous eye and proactive mindset will catch discrepancies before they become problems, ensuring that every team member sees exactly what they earned, exactly when they expected it. You'll partner across departments to streamline processes, maintain best practices, and champion continuous improvement.

What You'll Do Here

• Run end-to-end, semi-monthly multi-state payroll for a high-growth team, focusing on accuracy and compliance
• Manage off-cycle payments, including bonuses, commissions, and severance
• Reconcile earnings, taxes, benefits, 401(k), and GL accounts, fixing discrepancies before each close
• File federal, state, and local payroll taxes, W-2s, and other statutory reports on time, partnering with vendors for state filings
• Audit and improve by streamlining workflows, documenting processes, and slashing error rates
• Serve as payroll SME, resolving employee questions with empathy and clarity
• Partner cross-functionally on compensation projects that affect everyone at Coder

What We're Looking For

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About Coder

Coder is an AI software development company leading the future of autonomous coding. We empower teams to build software faster, more securely, and at scale through the collaboration of AI coding agents and human developers. Our mission is to make agentic AI a safe, trusted, and integral part of every software development lifecycle.

Coder's self-hosted Cloud Development Environment (CDE) is the foundation for deploying agentic AI in the enterprise. It provides a secure, standardized, and governed workspace to deploy autonomous coding agents alongside human developers, accelerating innovation while maintaining control and compliance. Coder's isolated, policy-driven environments improve productivity, cut cloud costs, and reduce data risks. Developers transition to AI at their own pace using their own tools. Platform and security teams can govern, audit, and manage a great developer experience at scale.

Interview Process

We believe that the interview process should be transparent, consistent, and enjoyable. We value your time and hope to get through the interview process in two to four weeks if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and leadership.

Coder is a Proud Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Software Development

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