Senior Software Development Engineer, Workday
API Platform
1-2 days a week in office
Enterprise management cloud platform
Open for applications
Enterprise management cloud platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1-2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of distributed systems engineering experience applying one or more of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Golang
- Hands-on experience with source control, IDE, unit testing, debugging, profiling, JIRA, TeamCity, etc
- Good team interaction with good oral and written communication skills
- Familiarity with API infrastructure (XML/Schema, WSDL, SOAP, REST, XSLT, SAX, etc.)
- Hands-on experience writing automation and test platforms
- Experience with GraphQL and REST desirable
- Experience with designing and building fault-tolerance and resilience within distributed systems
- Software localization and translation infrastructure experience desirable
- BS or higher degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or a related field
What the job involves
- We’re responsible for enabling developers and partners to more easily build and use Workday APIs
- We value innovation, teamwork, and ownership
- While we believe mistakes are inevitable, learning from them, so we can improve is essential to us
- We want folks who are willing to grab a shovel and dig in regardless of title or position
- Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs distributed software programs for enhancements and new products across multiple disciplines and multiple platforms
- Capable of designing and implementing software able to manage the tradeoffs between data consistency, availability, partition tolerance
- Develop, design and deploy software and tools in support of a data processing system, including highly concurrent transaction processing, distributed memory management, communication protocols, and efficient distributed data algorithms
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
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.
Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.
The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .
Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 benefits
- Company equity
- Vision and dental insurance
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Virtual primary care
- Flexible time-off policy
- Global mental health resources
- Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
- Global well-being days
- $25k fertility/family planning benefits
- North Star financial wellness
- Retirement funds and matching
Company values
- Employees - Most fundamentally, people are the core of our business. Without them, we would not have a business. We hire the best and expect great accomplishments
- Customer service - Every investment and decision we make has our customers in mind, and we pull out all stops to make the satisfaction of our customers paramount
- Innovation - We aim for innovation not only in our development organization but also in the way we approach all aspects of our business
- Integrity - We say what we mean, and mean what we say. We stick to our commitments, treat everyone equitably, and communicate openly and honestly
- Fun - We also feel it’s important to have a sense of humor. We like to laugh—it makes our work that much more enjoyable. We also invest in community and company events that help our employees and their families feel a connection to Workday beyond business as usual
- Profitability - Long-term economic success is what helps us provide employees and customers with the best productivity tools, solutions, and services. While important, profitability is not why we exist. Simply put, at Workday we exist to make and provide great products and services
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Founders
Aneel Bhusri
(CEO)Worked for Morgan Stanley for 3 years and took a Stanford MBA, before spending almost 6 years at Oracle as SVP. Co-founded Workday in 2005 while working as a Greylock Advisory Partner.
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