Software Developer, Workday
Deployment and Adoption Platform (DAP)
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
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or higher degree in a computer related field or equivalent relevant experience
- 3+ years of software development experience in a development team using Scala, Java or any other OO/FP languages
- Familiarity with modern developer tools & practices
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation
- Experience with BDD/TDD and QA automation
- Interest or experience in Functional Programming
- Knowledge of architecture & design patterns
- General Linux and CLI familiarity
- Appreciation for the value of diverse ideas in coming up with innovative solutions
What the job involves
- As a Software Development Engineer in DAP (deployment adoption platform), you’ll be designing and developing the tools which help customers adopt Workday and it’s features, by making it easy and reliable for them to move their data and configuration objects into their Workday environments using various modern technologies and platforms
- You’ll be joining teams which are always striving to improve their ways of working and development processes to increase efficiency, security and quality of releases. You’ll be using your unique experiences and skills to contribute to the team’s success in delivering high value, high quality software to our customers
- Live the Workday core values every day
- Design & develop high quality, secure enterprise solutions
- Display innovative & analytical thinking
- Follow agile methodologies to drive continuous delivery
- Learning and sharing what you've learnt with others
- Proud to support the software you've built
- Collaborate well with your team and teams across Workday
- What you will learn:
- How to build and maintain distributed systems at an enterprise scale
- Using Scala and Functional Programming to develop real world solutions
- Using Kanban methodologies to develop software
- At Workday, we believe every potential recruit brings a unique experience to the table. We do not believe in the ‘perfect’ candidate, and we are happy to train and teach the skills needed for you to be successful in your career
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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