MidSr Software Development Engineer (US Federal)

Your work days are brighter here.

Were 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 were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll 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. Were 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 youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well 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 youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Your work matters here. At Workday Government we focus on outcomes that serve a larger mission. Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operationsso they can operate with greater clarity accountability and trust. As a Fortune 500 company and a proven enterprise cloud platform Workday brings modern technology responsible AI and secure infrastructure to some of the most complex environments in the world. The work isnt theoretical. Its operational. Its high-impact. And it demands rigor integrity and long-term thinking.

From day one youll be part of a team that values collaboration follow-through and doing the right thingespecially when the stakes are high. Our culture is grounded in integrity respect and shared responsibility. We challenge each other to think clearly act thoughtfully and build solutions that stand up to real-world demands. Here curiosity is matched with accountability. Ambition is paired with trust. Youll have the space to do your best work the support to keep growing and the backing of a company committed to long-term investment in both its people and the federal mission.

If youre looking to apply your experience to meaningful mission-driven workalongside colleagues who take pride in building things that lastyoull find that opportunity at Workday

About the Role

The Messaging Streaming and Caching team is a full-service Distributed Systems Engineering team. We architect and provide async messaging streaming and NoSQL platforms and solutions that power the Workday products and SKUs ranging from core HCM FIN Integrations and AI/ML. We develop client libraries and SDKs that make it easy for teams to build Workday products. We develop automation to deploy and run hundreds of clusters and we also operate and tune our clusters as well. As a team member you will play a key role in improving our services and encouraging their adoption within Workdays infrastructure both in our private cloud and public cloud. As a member of this team you will design and build new capabilities from inception to deployment to exploit the full power of the core middleware infrastructure and services and work hand in hand with our application and service teams!

About You

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which due to federal government security requirements mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance. An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred.

May be required to be on site at client locations in the DC MD and VA (DMV) area.

Software Development Engineer

Basic Qualification

• 3 or more years of DevOps experience including Infrastructure automation building CICD pipelines.

Sr. Software Development Engineer

Basic Qualification

• 5 or more years of DevOps experience including Infrastructure automation building CICD pipelines.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. 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. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Primary Location:

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $123900 USD - $222000 USD

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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