Software Development Engineer, Workday
React
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
- A Software Application Engineer with both Back-end and Front-end development experience to be a part of this growth
- 5+ years proven experience with Web application development and/or SaaS (Software as a Service)
- Experience of development in OO languages (Java, C#, ...etc.)
- Experience of developing Front End Screens in React.js
- Knowledge of UML and its application in Object Oriented Design
- An adaptable and delivery minded developer who brings an innovative approach to technology and technical processes
- A background in financials applications development
- Experience with Front End Development across multiple platforms and also Mid tier application development (Full Stack)
- Metadata-driven definitional development experience
- You have familiarity with, or a willingness to craft, build, test, and supervise a service in production
What the job involves
- Expense has a large and growing customer base and is at home on Desktop and Mobile platforms
- Our focus is on improving and simplifying our entire User Experience and evolve our Expense Processing process by demonstrating automation, 3rd party integrations, machine learning, and a new customer centric UX
- With a healthy backlog of change proposals, our growth matches our ambition across a multiyear delivery roadmap
- We are looking for a hands-on engineer to work in a collaborative, fast paced agile environment to deliver an improved user experience to the Expenses customer base
- Participate in the design and development of scalable, highly performant, and highly available enterprise solutions for the Workday Expenses product
- Collaborate with an array of multi-functional teams supporting the Workday platform to deliver features which utilise a wide variety of technologies including Machine Learning, Mobile, Bespoke UI, Omni-channel and Natural Workspaces
- Write and maintain proven, robust, efficient and maintainable code using an OO framework, React.js front end and associated tools
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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