Senior Software Development Engineer Product Development Tools

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About the Team

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated and driven Senior Software Engineer to join us on our mission to help craft the next generation of our Workday Developer Tools! We want someone who will be at the forefront of shaping the development lifecycle for other Developers who build our Workday Products.

Our team follows a hybrid remote model and is built on trust and collaborative teamwork. We leverage asynchronous communication and video collaboration to empower our hybrid remote model valuing face-to-face time during the moments that matter to our team.

About You

Core Competencies

• Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: Youre not just a coder. You can analyze business requirements design robust solutions troubleshoot complex systems and data flows and ship solutions to improve other developers productivity. You understand the trade-offs between different solutions and can make pragmatic decisions.

• Communication & Collaboration: The role requires excellent communication skills. You must be skilled at gathering requirements from non-technical stakeholders (PMs Product Engineering Teams etc ) explaining concepts clearly and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Business Context Understanding: You understand the WHY behind Developer Experience solutions. You can connect technical capabilities to business outcomes (adoption quality cost) and work with stakeholders to frame problems effectively.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years of software development experience leading technical initiatives designing complex systems and ensuring the scalability and maintainability of software products

• 8 years of Object Oriented and/or Functional Design and Programming (e.g.: Java Javascript Ruby Scala etc)

• Deep expertise and experience in API Development and designing building and shipping microservices

• Experience working with automation CI/CD or web testing software

• Demonstrated ability to deliver on time working in a fast-paced agile environment

• Proven ability in writing technical design documents and collaborating within a software development team

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical field

Other Qualifications:

• Test focused with good TDD / Unit & System Testing debugging and profiling skills

• Curious and thoughtful on how to leverage cutting-edge technologies to reduce friction and improve Development Lifecycle productivity

• Experienced with common IDEs build & CI/CD tooling (e.g. IntelliJ Git Gradle maven Jenkins Harness Artifactory)

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g. AWS GCP) containerization technologies (e.g. Docker) and data engineering pipelines (e.g. ETL).

• Good code review skills and capacity to both provide and act on constructive feedback

Workday Pay Transparency Statement (For EU Locations Only)

Listed below is the base salary range applicable to this position. Workday pay ranges (and the precise pay offered to the successful candidate) are based on a number of objective criteria such as relevant experience and skills and educational qualifications level of responsibility demands of the role work location and business need. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants awarded by Workday Inc. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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