Software Development Engineer in Test, Workday
Data Collaboration
$110.1-165.1k
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
$110.1-165.1k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Software Development Engineer in Test: 3+ years of proven experience planning, writing, and maintaining manual and automated tests, ideally using TypeScript, Cypress, and Jest
- Senior Software Development Engineer in Test: 4+ years of proven experience planning, writing, and maintaining manual and automated tests, ideally using TypeScript, Cypress, and Jest
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or 5+ years equivalent experience
- Strong working knowledge of spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel
- Genuine interest and ability to perform significant manual testing while growing into more automation
- Professional experience using NPM, webpack, dependency management, Jenkins, Docker, GitHub, Java, and/or JUnit
- 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 to define acceptance criteria, and with Engineers to ensure appropriate test coverage
What the job involves
- The Workday Data Collaboration 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
- The Data Collaboration team is looking for an exceptional SDET to help build out the next generation of Workday functionality
- You will join our team in Boulder to help iterate and enhance the Worksheets, Slides, and Drive applications to expand their value and usage across the Workday product
- You'd be involved in bringing new features from idea to delivery and beyond
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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