Senior Software Development Engineer, Workday

API Platform

Salary not provided

Python

GraphQL

Scala

Java

Teamcity

JIRA

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Dublin

1-2 days a week in office

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

Job no longer available

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Python

GraphQL

Scala

Java

Teamcity

JIRA

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Dublin

1-2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Company mission

To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

7+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years of distributed systems engineering experience applying one or more of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Golang
Hands-on experience with source control, IDE, unit testing, debugging, profiling, JIRA, TeamCity, etc
Good team interaction with good oral and written communication skills
Familiarity with API infrastructure (XML/Schema, WSDL, SOAP, REST, XSLT, SAX, etc.)
Hands-on experience writing automation and test platforms
Experience with GraphQL and REST desirable
Experience with designing and building fault-tolerance and resilience within distributed systems
Software localization and translation infrastructure experience desirable
BS or higher degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or a related field

What the job involves

We’re responsible for enabling developers and partners to more easily build and use Workday APIs
We value innovation, teamwork, and ownership
While we believe mistakes are inevitable, learning from them, so we can improve is essential to us
We want folks who are willing to grab a shovel and dig in regardless of title or position
Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs distributed software programs for enhancements and new products across multiple disciplines and multiple platforms
Capable of designing and implementing software able to manage the tradeoffs between data consistency, availability, partition tolerance
Develop, design and deploy software and tools in support of a data processing system, including highly concurrent transaction processing, distributed memory management, communication protocols, and efficient distributed data algorithms

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

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.1)

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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