Senior Backend Software Engineer, Workday
$142.4-213.6k
Office located in Boulder, CO
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
$142.4-213.6k
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 have talent and passion for crafting usable, scalable, well-tested software! You want to work in a highly collaborative, agile environment
- You love learning new technologies, languages, tools, and frameworks – and thinking carefully about which ones will be of real benefit in your projects
- 5+ years of proven experience in software development using Java
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or 5+ years equivalent experience
- Proficient in Java and strong in algorithms and data structures
- Experience with SQL and database modeling (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, etc.)
- Strong grasp for design patterns, coding standards, and unit testing
- Exposure to JUnit, RabbitMQ, Jackson, Docker, and Zookeeper
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise software, components, frameworks and applications
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- You are looking to grow and have mentorship opportunities
- Strong communicator, who takes the initiative to get stuff done
- You are ready to partner with Product Managers and Design to build prototypes and iterate towards solutions
What the job involves
- The Worksheets team is looking for exceptional back-end engineers to help build out the next generation of Workday integrations with a focus on financials (FINS)
- The Workday Worksheets team is dedicated to building an extensible platform and a consumer based interface to enable our customers to work securely with their Workday data in a familiar UX
- You will join our team in Boulder to focus on server development, developing high-quality enterprise cloud solutions using modern back-end technologies in Java
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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