Senior Manager of Software Development Engineering, Workday
DevOps & Platform
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- Experience Managing Distributed Teams: Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams across multiple geographies and time zones
- Agile Proficiency: Proven experience guiding development teams using Agile methodologies
- Software Development Lifecycle Mastery: Deep understanding of the SDLC, including continuous delivery
- Large-Scale Systems Experience: Track record of leading teams in delivering large-scale systems
- Leadership Experience: 3+ years leading development projects and teams of up to 10 engineers
- DevOps Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience. Experience using CI/CD technologies (e.g. Jenkins), Infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation), Scripting languages (e.g. Groovy, Bash, Python), Service monitoring / logging technologies (e.g. Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana), Containerization, deployment and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Helm), Public Cloud Platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP)
- Educational Background: A 4-year degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Passion for mentoring and developing team members
- Rapid learner with a proactive approach
- Driven to deliver innovative technical solutions to client needs
- Strategic thinker with a keen eye for detail
- Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills
What the job involves
- We're seeking a driven and experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Global DevOps team and drive the operational excellence of Workday Scheduling. You will lead a dynamic team that sits at the intersection of DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering and serves as the technical engine that ensures quality, efficiency, resiliency, and performance of our product through automation
- This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where your technical expertise and coaching abilities will directly contribute to our success
- Lead with Impact: Guide your DevOps team to deliver a best-in-class operations platform
- Player-Coach Role: Dive into the technical details, gaining a deep understanding of systems and processes to effectively lead and mentor your team
- Collaborate & Connect: Work closely with Architects, Engineers, and Product Managers to foster strong relationships and drive alignment. Prioritize strong asynchronous communication to ensure our DevOps team members in North America, EMEA, and APAC stay aligned regardless of the hour
- Drive Service Ownership: Champion service ownership, improving application health and performance through data-driven insights
- Foster Team Growth: Develop your team through coaching, feedback, and opportunities for professional development, creating a high-performing and engaged environment
- Optimize Engineering Platform: Minimize friction and improve productivity, enabling engineers to deliver high-quality innovations at a rapid pace
- Champion Observability: Implement and promote Observability best practices to ensure application reliability and performance
Application process
- End Date: July 31, 2026
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.
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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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