Software Development Engineer, Workday

Workday Everywhere

$148-222k

AWS

TypeScript

GCP

JavaScript

GraphQL

Terraform

Salesforce

Jenkins

Azure

Grafana

REST API

Datadog

Google Workspace

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Pleasanton, CA

Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT

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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$148-222k

AWS

TypeScript

GCP

JavaScript

GraphQL

Terraform

Salesforce

Jenkins

Azure

Grafana

REST API

Datadog

Google Workspace

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Pleasanton, CA

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

3+ years of work experience in Software Engineering
2+ years of work experience in both front-end and back-end engineering
1+ years of work experience in JavaScript and/or TypeScript code
5+ years of work experience in Software Engineering
2+ years of work experience with Javascript and/or Typescript code
2+ years of experience with AWS or similar public cloud environments (e.g., GCP, Azure), including deploying, monitoring, and maintaining applications in these environments
2+ years of working experience in DevOps principles and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. CDK and Terraform)

Desirable

Writing quality and well tested code excites you
Experience with both front-end development and server or backend development is a plus
Strong belief in automation and experience building CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins/Github Actions
Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
Experience with writing production quality code in TypeScript
Experience designing and building APIs (REST and/or GraphQL)
You have delivered several production quality applications and know how to maintain and support them
Strong communicator that can drive technical and strategic discussions with extended organization
A desire to think deeply about user experience and provide feedback on design and UX to create intuitive workflows
Familiarity with monitoring/operational tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, Grafana) is a plus
Experience with Azure, Google Workspace, and/or Salesforce administration is a plus
Experience with event-driven systems (pub/sub, queues, webhooks) is a plus
Experience with Workday tenant configuration (security and business process setup) is a plus
Experience with Workday’s XO language and OMS/event flows is a plus
Familiarity building integrations or skills/actions for AI assistants or agentic platforms is a plus
Familiarity with agent standards and protocols such as MCP and A2A protocols is a plus

What the job involves

As a Software Development Engineer on Workday Everywhere, you’ll help build and ship end-to-end features that customers use in their daily work
You’ll partner closely with product and engineering teams to design, implement, and test solutions, and you’ll help keep our systems reliable as we scale
We foster a collaborative environment where your ideas for improving team productivity, job enjoyment, and code quality are highly valued, all while having fun engineering software that makes a real impact
Collaborating with product management and engineering peers to thoroughly design, build, and test comprehensive product features
Continuously testing, refactoring, and maintaining code
Writing robust, maintainable code, and refactoring to ensure quality and efficiency
Actively participating in code reviews

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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