Senior Software Development Engineer, Workday
$156-234k
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Office located in Boulder, CO
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$156-234k
More information about location
Office located in Boulder, CO
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- You are a strong technical leader with deep Python expertise and solid software engineering skills, capable of writing beautiful, well-designed code while delivering solutions efficiently
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, including architecting, building, and scaling secure, robust, and efficient software systems
- 5+ years of experience with Python development
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Understanding of object-oriented design principles and ability to apply them in a Python context
- Proficiency with advanced Python concepts, such as asynchronous and concurrent programming, generators, and higher-order abstractions
- Ability to write clean, testable, and well-structured code, with high standards for clarity, aesthetics, and long-term maintainability
- Deep systems knowledge, including comfort operating in and debugging Unix/Linux environments, fluency with command-line tooling, and understanding of practical networking fundamentals
- Understanding of distributed systems concepts, including concurrency, fault tolerance, and performance tradeoffs
- Ability to design and build well-defined, stable APIs and service interfaces for consumption by other teams and systems
- Ability to build ETL pipelines that efficiently process large amounts of data using tools like PySpark
- Proficiency with cloud and container platforms, including containerized workloads and orchestration systems (e.g., AWS or GCP, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, working closely with other engineers while maintaining independent execution
- Ownership mindset, able to take responsibility for a work area and deliver high-quality, reliable systems
- Ability to mentor and coach other engineers, promoting best practices and raising the engineering bar
- Architectural thinking skills, with the ability to contribute meaningful ideas and practical solutions in design and architecture discussions
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the AI Foundations team, you will be primarily responsible for designing, building, and operating the software systems that host, run, and scale AI-powered applications at Workday
- Specifically, you will:
- Work closely with machine learning engineers to write and maintain production-grade backend services that power AI-driven capabilities and agent applications
- Design and implement APIs and service integrations that enable AI capabilities to be consumed across Workday products and platforms
- Build and operate data ingestion and ETL pipelines that support AI application workflows
- Apply distributed systems principles in production to address scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and performance challenges
- Ensure systems meet enterprise requirements for security, privacy, robustness, and compliance
- Own services through their full lifecycle, including deployment, monitoring, debugging, and ongoing operational improvements
- Design, build, and operate core services and infrastructure for AI development, evaluation, and deployment
- Own a significant surface area end to end, including production health and on-call
- Turn open-ended problems into scoped, sequenced work — for yourself and for others
- Raise the bar through design and code review, and mentor engineers on the team
- Partner with product, research, and infrastructure teams on tradeoffs and roadmap
Application process
- End Date: October 9, 2026
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 & CEO)Annel began their career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. They then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005.
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