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Software Development Engineer

Workday

Atlanta, GA
Full Time
Senior
129k-193k
15 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

At Workday, we are committed to bringing passion and customer centricity to the business of enterprise applications. Our culture is driven by our value of putting our people first, fostering a healthy employee-centric, collaborative environment. We create building blocks of Extend Applications such as Business Objects, Business Processes, Reports, Tasks, and Security Domains, enabling customers to define their own metadata models and workflows that interact with native Workday metadata. The role involves contributing to the design and development of the Core Architecture that powers persistence components for Workday Extend applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with peers, product owners, and designers to design, build, test, and deliver high-quality software to our developer community
  • Write clear, efficient, and scalable code with an eye towards maintainability
  • Participate in design and code reviews
  • Discover and solve issues with existing architecture and code
  • Polish, improve, and innovate with regards to the existing code base
  • Support release planning by understanding the effort, risk, and priority of planned features in an agile environment
  • Own and contribute to team productivity and process improvements

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in Object Oriented Design and Programming, proficient in Java/Kotlin
  • 5+ years of software and systems delivery experience
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related fields

Nice to Have

  • Strong in algorithms and data structures
  • Experience with REST, including good API design
  • Experience with microservice architecture, distributed systems, concurrency, and multithreading
  • Proficiency with development tools like git, Docker, Gradle, Jenkins
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Experienced at leading complex projects requiring prototyping and designs from the ground-up
  • Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities
  • Experience working in an Agile environment

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related fields

Benefits & Perks

  • Role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus
  • Annual refresh stock grants
  • Flexible work approach combining in-person and remote work
  • At least 50% of time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners
  • Opportunity to create a flexible schedule catering to business, team, and personal needs

Working at Workday

Our culture is driven by our value of putting our people first, fostering a healthy employee-centric, collaborative environment. We believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is essential for success in business. We like to have fun, work hard, and bring passion and customer focus to our enterprise applications. Our core value includes making work enjoyable and meaningful, supporting community and environmental responsibility, and encouraging authenticity and passion among our employees.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 9, 2025
Salary129k-193k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About Workday

Website

workday.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Atlanta, GA

Industry

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

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