Software Development Engineer, Workday

DevOps and SRE

$118.4-177.6k

Plus this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Ruby

Terraform

Ansible

Azure

Puppet

Mid and Senior level

Denver

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

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$118.4-177.6k

Plus this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Ruby

Terraform

Ansible

Azure

Puppet

Mid and Senior level

Denver

Office located in Boulder, CO

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Company mission

To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Three or more years of experience
Experience with public Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)

Desirable

A degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Proficiency with at least one deployment automation / configuration management tool (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
Proven track record of building tooling, automation, and/or services in one or multiple languages (e.g., Go, Python, Ruby or Java)
Experience debugging and optimizing systems and code
Ability to architect, analyze, and support complex distributed systems
Passion to optimize and automate
Automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications with Kubernetes

What the job involves

Design, build, enhance, and maintain large-scale customer facing systems using AWS and GCP
Improve operational efficiency to help scale the team by automating where reasonable
Build platforms that empower application developers to interact with production in a self service manner
Build and maintain strong relationships with peers and partners to deliver results through collaboration
Respond to production monitoring: triage, fix, and resolution. Retro and act on incidents to continually improve our systems and processes
Engage in a culture of learning and innovation through hackathons, online course offerings, and employee-led special interest guilds
Be a part of Workday's people-first culture and experience the numerous benefits

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

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.1)

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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