Software Development Engineer, Workday
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Passionate about technology and building world-class applications and frameworks in a fast-paced, fun, agile work environment!
- A proficient OO and/or functional programmer, enthusiastic about learning and applying sound architectural principles to build scalable/performant designs
- Someone who is eager to contribute to the scoping, planning, architecture, design, implementation, testing and delivery of key Product features
- Enthusiastic about collaborating with peers, engineering managers and senior/principal engineers on the technical designs and implementation of new features
- Interested in participating in the release planning process by understanding the details of the upcoming features (design, effort, risk, priority, size)
- Interested in Product quality, testing and functional test methodologies (Unit testing, TDD, BDD, etc)
- 5+ years of Object Oriented and/or Functional Design and Programming (Java, Javascript, Ruby, Scala, etc)
- Experience working with automation, CI/CD or web testing software
- Proficient with HTTP, REST, SOAP, XML, JSON and other key web frameworks (e.g. React, Angular)
- Demonstrated ability to deliver on time, working in a fast-paced agile environment
- Competence in communicating design ideas cohesively using UML or technical presentations
- BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical field
- Test focused with good TDD / Unit & System Testing, debugging and profiling skills
- Experienced with common IDE, build & CI/CD tools (e.g. IntelliJ, Git, Gradle, maven, Jenkins, TeamCity, Artifactory)
- Proficient with AWS/Cloud technologies such as EC2, ECS, S3, SQS, Lambda, Kubernetes/Docker
- Good code review skills and capacity to both provide and act on constructive feedback
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer in our Tooling organization, you will be at the foundation of Workday’s technology, building software that empowers engineering teams to rapidly develop, test and deliver high quality products
- Our team currently serves the almost 3,000 strong Workday development community by providing scalable development and testing tools that are vital to support an efficient continuous delivery platform
- We have a work environment that is not driven by external product launches, but instead by the needs of our own development community, which allows us to focus on producing well thought-out solutions that enhance our development environment, automated testing and delivery pipeline
- We are looking for a passionate, experienced, Software Engineer to join us on our mission to help craft the next generation of our Workday Developer Tools!
- We want someone who will be at the forefront of shaping the development and test lifecycle of the other passionate developers who build our Workday Products
- Our team follows a hybrid remote model and is built on collaborative teamwork and trust
- We love Slack and Zoom to enable our varied communication models, but also value face-to-face time during the moments that matter to our team
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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