Full Stack Engineer, Workday
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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
- 3+ years experience with Object-Oriented Design and Programming, data modeling, structures, and algorithms (Kotlin/Java preferred)
- 2+ years experience with JavaScript, RESTful APIs, and modern front-end frameworks (React preferred)
- 2+ years experience in working and collaborating with teams with varied strengths in a dynamic, rapid growth environment using Scrum
Desirable
- 3+ years experience building enterprise-level software with a focus on performance, scalability, and security
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Knowledge of XPresso and Internal Code Lifecycle Development in Workday is a plus
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and communicate across organizational boundaries
- Familiar with virtualisation and build technologies such as Docker, Gradle and Jenkins
- You see software development as a team sport, and thrive in a highly collaborative, agile culture where you’re always teaching and learning
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to work smoothly with both technical and non-technical audiences
What the job involves
- You’ll have the opportunity to work on PEX Search, a newer product built within Workday, on a team that values engineering excellence, quality and care about customers
- We frequently collaborate with our customers, Product Manager, UX, design and research to determine solutions that will tackle the problems our customers face and find solutions
- Write and maintain robust, efficient and testable code using best of breed languages, frameworks and tools, including React, Kotlin, Webflux, Elasticsearch, TypeScript, Cypress
- Innovate on new features that can reach millions of users
- Contribute to technical requirements, in depth code reviews, architecture, and help drive UX / design direction
- Work on an Agile Scrum team that delivers on shared commitments
- Be open to a hybrid work environment, and work in the office at least 50% of the time to collaborate and create lasting relationships with your team and the wider organization
- Be an excellent teammate, be involved in mentoring other team members and placing the team's collective success as the highest priority
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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