Senior Associate Software Development Engineer, Workday
Product Developer Tools
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
- 2+ years experience with Object Oriented Programming languages (Java, C#, etc)
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field
- Experience with HTTP, REST, SOAP, XML, JSON and other key web standards
- Experience with UML modeling and creating class diagrams
- Test focused with good Unit Testing and debugging skills
- Good code review skills and capacity to act on constructive feedback
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Passionate about technology and building world-class applications and frameworks in a fast-paced, fun, agile work environment!
- A competent Object Oriented programmer, enthusiastic about learning and applying sound architectural principles, e.g. SOLID principles
- Enthusiastic about collaborating with peers and senior/principal engineers on the technical designs and implementation of new features
- Interested in Product quality and testing methodologies (Unit testing, TDD, etc)
What the job involves
- The Product Developer Tooling organization develops software and tools to support all of Workday Application Development and Testing and is extremely passionate about improving developer productivity
- As a Sr Associate Software Development Engineer in our Tooling organization, you will be at the foundation of Workday’s technology, helping to build software that empowers engineering teams to rapidly develop, test and deliver high quality products
- Our team currently serves the almost 3,000 strong Workday development community by providing scalable development and testing tools that are vital to support an efficient continuous delivery platform
- We have a work environment that is not driven by external product launches, but instead by the needs of our own development community, which allows us to focus on producing well thought-out solutions that enhance our development environment, automated testing and delivery pipeline
- We are looking for a passionate Sr Associate Software Development Engineer to join our Dublin Tools team and help us in our mission to guide the future direction of the Workday Developer Tooling ecosystem, so that it will better serve our community of users across Workday into the future
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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