Automation Engineer, Workday
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Basic Qualifications: (Senior)
- 5+ years of experience in quality engineering with a strong focus on test automation
- Proficiency in modern automation tools and technologies; experience with Playwright is a significant plus
- Proven expertise in testing Python and React applications, showcasing a quality engineering attitude
- Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks that enhance testing efficiency
- Strong experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices and maximising the Cucumber framework
- Proven understanding of testing REST APIs, with a knack for identifying potential issues before they impact users
- Experience with Git or other distributed version control systems, contributing to a collaborative team environment
- Basic Qualifications: (Mid)
- 3+ years of experience in quality engineering with a strong focus on test automation
- Experience in testing Python and React applications, showcasing a quality engineering attitude
What the job involves
- Join our dynamic QE team, where you’ll ensure the highest product quality by designing and implementing cutting-edge testing strategies
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams to tackle sophisticated challenges and deliver impactful solutions
- Grow your career in an innovative, encouraging environment that values continuous learning and professional development
- Collaborate closely with our agile, multi-functional engineering team to build a robust, enterprise-grade SaaS contract management platform
- Drive the quality assurance process by implementing comprehensive automated functional and regression testing, ensuring our platform consistently meets the highest quality standards
- Enhance platform scalability by implementing effective performance and load testing strategies
- Partner with software developers and product managers to define features and establish criteria for verifying correct implementation, fostering a quality-first attitude throughout the development cycle
- Apply your expertise in test automation to design, develop, and maintain efficient test automation frameworks that support continuous delivery and integration
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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