Senior Software Development Engineer, Workday

Salary not provided

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Elasticsearch

Terraform

Chef

Spark

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Dublin

More information about location

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT

Job no longer available

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Java

Elasticsearch

Terraform

Chef

Spark

Golang

Senior and Expert level

Dublin

More information about location

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

You love building distributed applications that make use of innovative technologies such as containerisation, public clouds, etc
5+ years of building high performance data ingestion software and solving for concurrency, latency and efficiency
Strong systems engineering background and a consistent record of delivering high quality products at scale
Experience with at least one of the following software development languages (in no particular order): Golang, Python and Java
You have an understanding of high large scale data capture and collection systems, how to design APIs around these systems, and how to ensure reliable delivery of data
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Solid troubleshooting skills
Able to influence and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical people
You have excellent interpersonal, technical and communication skills
Experience working with Public cloud AWS (preferred) and GCP
Experience with Elasticsearch and EMR
Hands on experience with Kubernetes, Containers, Service Mesh and related technologies
Experience with Cloud infrastructure automation - Terraform, ArgoCD, chef, etc
Experience in concurrency, algorithms, distributed memory management, communication protocols, distributed programming
Strong mentoring skills

What the job involves

Architect, design and build critical Kubernetes-orchestrated Observability services with high reliability and availability at scale
Drive significant technology initiatives end-to-end and across the Workday technology organization
Build data processing pipelines to ingest, process, enrich and store various observability data
Work on aspects of data processing with a keen eye for data quality, data integrity and data availability
Build and maintain ingestion, storage and querying solutions based on EMR (especially Spark Streaming) and ElasticSearch, among other technologies
Evaluate/implement new open source and cloud native tools and technologies
Provide technical leadership and be a role model to software engineers pursuing technical career path in engineering
Participate in the on-call rotation for the services owned by the team

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 (3.5)

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 & CEO)

Annel began their career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. They then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005.

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