Staff Software Engineer, Workiva

• This role requires deep full-stack experience with a bias toward back-end development, strong technical leadership, and the ability to collaborate across product, design, and engineering
• If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex problems, and want your work to shape the future of how businesses manage risk and compliance, we’d love to talk
• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or a related technical field
• Solid understanding of computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and cloud-based distributed systems
• Experience working in a production engineering environment
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions, including initiating and driving projects forward
• Ability to work effectively in dynamic environments with shifting priorities
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a variety of audiences
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, and adaptability skills, with a commitment to staying up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering
• Curiosity, accountability, and a passion for creating impactful change

Desirable

• Our Testing Evidence team develops the core technology to empower testers to manage, execute, and report their audit work with excellence, and we’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, drive architectural decisions, and deliver high-impact solutions on aggressive timelines
• You’ll build systems from the ground up, drive architectural decisions, and deliver high-impact solutions on aggressive timelines
• Lead the design and development of new systems and services—taking products from concept to launch
• Architect and develop scalable, event-driven distributed systems and APIs that power our GRC solutions, leveraging integrations and third-party services
• Learn and adapt to GRC principles and apply them effectively in software development
• Collaborate across product, design, and engineering to meet aggressive timelines without sacrificing quality
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that follows industry best practices and coding standards
• Mentor and influence engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical excellence
• Define success measures, establish KPIs and metrics to ensure solutions deliver meaningful business and customer value
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and automated tests (unit, integration, functional, etc.) with Workiva solutions in mind to ensure software quality and reliability
• Drive product discovery activities with customers and stakeholders to gain insights, validate hypotheses, and identify opportunities for innovation
• Communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences, using clear and concise language
• Participate in production on-call support rotation

• End Date: December 19, 2025