Sr Software Development Engineer

Your work days are brighter here.

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About The Team

We are on a mission to get the largest higher ed institutions live on Workday Student! We tackle ambitious problems and have fun doing it together. We are flexible and always learning, because we know things change quickly. We have a range of customers already live, but we continue to develop the breadth and depth of our product as we gear up for future waves of customers.

About The Role

Do what you love. Love what you do.

At Workday, we help the world’s largest organizations adapt to what’s next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we’re serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Product Manager, QA and test automation counterparts on functional design and analysis of requirements
• Design and develop a product in a metadata-based development environment
• Develop and maintain robust, efficient and maintainable code using an OO language and support tools
• Build and enhance reliable unit and system automated tests
• Resolve customer reported issues
• Learn from other team members through pair programming, code reviews, technical reviews, hackathons and shared communication tools
  

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience developing performant, scalable and resilient applications.
• 8+ years of proven experience with one or more Object Oriented languages, such as Java, C#, C++, Scala ...etc.
• Experience with UML, Web application development or SaaS
  

Other Qualifications:

• Highly collaborative with colleagues across various functions and experience levels.
• Passionate about agile software development.
• Passionate about building scalable, performant and highly resilient Enterprise Business Applications.
• Ability to adapt and deliver on time working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of the value of automated tests at all levels of the testing pyramid.
• Understanding of metadata-driven definitional development is a plus
• Previous experience and understanding of integration technologies
• Understanding and experience with modern UI technologies, e.g. React
• Experience with UML
  

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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