Software Engineer, Workday
Java
2-3 days a week in office
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
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- 1+ years of distributed systems engineering experience using Java
- Able to design and develop enterprise solutions with high quality standards
- Use a minimalist approach: build small components that can be embedded in larger frameworks or applications
- Good understanding and usage of Design Patterns
Desirable
- You have a passion for distributed systems and solving problems with code, and you can prove it through automated tests
- You have designed, built, tested, owned, monitored and given support to a service in production
- You strive to understand the big picture and given the choice, you would prefer to collaborate with product owners, architects, and infrastructure than to go it alone
- You will become part of a world-class team so you must be a team player with great communication skills
What the job involves
- In the Integrations Development Platform team, our mission is to provide a world-class integration platform that empowers our Customers to connect seamlessly with Workday
- As a Software Engineer in our team, you will be responsible for developing data and transport components, micro-services and shared libraries using our technology stack in an highly distributed environment
- On the technologies side, we use mainly Java and we are looking for candidates with some background in multi-threading and concurrency
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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