Principal Full Stack Software Engineer, Workday
Java
$201.6-302.4k
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Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$201.6-302.4k
More information about location
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a problem-solver first and foremost
- The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, navigates ambiguous requirements with ease, and generates groundbreaking ideas
- 12+ years experience in software development engineering, leading technical initiatives, designing complex systems, and ensuring the scalability and maintainability of software products
- 5+ year experience in the Java programming languages, frameworks, and technologies
- Bachelor’s degree (Master's degree preferred) in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Deep mastery of Software Development principles, Algorithmic Thinking, Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles and architectural patterns and their application in architecting highly scalable and maintainable software systems
- Deep expertise and experience in API Development (REST) and designing and building microservices
- Expert understanding of testing methodologies and experience in architecting and leading unit, system, integration, performance, security tests and observability tools
- Extensive experience with Source Control Management (SCM) tools such as Git, BitBucket, Jenkins CI/CD and establishing organizational best practices for version control
- Mastery in writing architectural or strategic technical documents
- Proven ability to lead team collaboration across multiple software development teams and drive architectural and technical direction
- Experience with relational database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server)
- Experience building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
- Knowledge/ experience with developing security, identity, authentication, authorization solutions and open standards such as SAML, OIDC is a plus
What the job involves
- The Security Platform Engineering team is expanding, and we are looking for new team members to join our Security Integration team
- We are a multidisciplinary group of highly skilled engineers working to advance Workday security/ identity platform and accelerate the adoption of its services
- We are focused on open standards and an API-first approach
- Our mission is to empower development teams to innovate securely at scale while protecting customers' identities and data with best-in-class security solutions!
- This is a key technical leader role where you will be instrumental in advancing our platform
- In this role, you will tackle challenging problems, lead through influence, and guide others toward creative, impactful solutions
- Partner with leaders in engineering and products to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the security platform
- Direct and design large-scale features and architectural initiatives that span multiple teams
- Mentor experienced staff and sets technical standards for the team, including software design and code review practices
- Analyze, design and develop solutions for complex product requirements
- Develop tools to streamline adoption of our security services
- Work in several key functional areas of the security platform, including Identity, Authentication, Authorization
- Contribute to a collaborative team culture that encourages iteration and innovation
- Travel for project-specific needs may be required, generally 1-3 times per year
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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