Senior Backend Software Development Engineer, Workday
Flowise
$172.8-259.2k
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
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
$172.8-259.2k
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're looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who is a problem-solver at heart
- You should love tackling challenging problems, developing creative solutions, and guiding your teammates
- This role is for a dedicated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to ship customer value early and often
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 6+ years of hands-on experience with our core stack: JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, React, Express, Turbo (Flowise is a monorepo)
- 4+ years of experience with PostgreSQL or other RDBMS, along with a strong understanding of performance optimization and scaling strategies
- Experienced in API design, architecting backend systems, database modelling, OOP, ERD diagrams
- Experienced in building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
- Experienced in the technologies and tradeoffs involved in building modern distributed systems
- Advanced knowledge of modern software development practices (devops, automated testing, observability, etc)
- Proficient in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Successful track record of operating as part of multi-functional teams in fast-paced, agile environments
- Highly effective communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity to turn hard problems into clear and compelling solutions through reasoning and research
- Eager to work openly and collaboratively with a diverse team
What the job involves
- Lead Backend Development: You'll take the lead in designing and developing the backend systems for the Flowise application. This involves writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code for the server, APIs, and data models to ensure high-quality software development
- Improve and Execute: Make Flowise the best visual low-code tool for building AI agents by helping to improve our backend services across our open-source, cloud, and enterprise versions. Latency, stability, developer experience, test coverage
- Collaborate and Implement: Partner with leaders and teams across various departments including frontend, product to identify backend software requirements and implement effective solutions
- Drive Code Quality: Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor other engineers to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement within the backend team
- Navigate Ambiguity: Proactively identify and resolve issues within the backend systems to ensure optimal functionality. You'll be comfortable navigating ambiguity to turn hard backend problems into clear solutions through reasoning and research
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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