Software Development Engineer

Workday


Job Location:

Pleasanton, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

The Developer Tooling team builds AI-powered tools that enable our users an open ecosystem of external developers to build on Workday products with greater speed and effectiveness. Our developer community includes admins with little to no previous development history all the way to professional developers that have been writing software for many years. To serve this dynamic user base the Developer Tooling team provides an array of product offerings including a browser editing experience that includes low code and no code options all the way to plugins for traditional Software IDEs and CLI tooling.

In this team you will work closely with engineers product managers and other cross-functional peers to turn business goals into well-scoped high-quality engineering work. Within our team we value a team first mentality lifting each other up and ensuring that we are delivering the product features that our customers will truly value.

About the Role

As a Full Stack Developer on the Developer Tooling team you will help shape the tools that define how developers build on Workday. You will work across the stack from React-based interfaces to backend services delivering features for App Builder the Workday CLI and adjacent developer-facing products. Your work will directly impact how easily developers can adopt extend and build on the Workday platform.

You will partner closely with peers product owners and designers to plan build test and deliver high-quality software that helps our developer community succeed. This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys full-stack ownership takes pride in well-tested and maintainable code and is energized by building tools that other developers rely on every day.

In this role you will:

  • Contribute to and deliver new and existing features for App Builder the CLI and other developer tools with a focus on scalability performance and a high-quality developer experience.

  • Collaborate with peers product owners and designers to scope plan and ship features in an agile environment.

  • Discover and troubleshoot issues within the existing architecture and codebase identifying opportunities for improvement and keeping the platform healthy and forward-looking.

  • Support developer-facing documentation onboarding flows and tooling improvements that make the platform easier to adopt and extend.

  • Contribute to release planning by evaluating the effort risk and priority of planned features.

  • Help improve team productivity by contributing to process improvements and engineering best practices

About You

Basic Qualifications

  • 4 years of professional experience building and supporting multi-tier or full stack web software

  • 4 years of deep proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript including mandatory experience with React

  • 4 years of experience in for backend service development

  • 4 years experience developing RESTful APIs and manage complex third-party API integrations

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent practical experience

Other Qualifications

  • Familiarity with large language model integration strategies such as OpenAI-compatible APIs data streaming and tool/function calling with an understanding of agentic architectures and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a producer or consumer.

  • Experience engineering production-grade backend services with the ability to implement real-time streaming (SSE/WebSockets) . Knowledge of Kotlin or Spring Boot is a plus.

  • Proficiency in modern frontend technologies including React HTML and CSS with experience using design systems and reusable component libraries to deliver consistent high-quality developer-facing interfaces.

  • Commitment to testing methodologies using frameworks such as Jest React Testing Library JUnit Cypress or similar with the ability to author stable reliable tests for asynchronous logic and complex interaction patterns.

  • Experience with application observability including error tracking (e.g. Sentry) metrics instrumentation and product analytics as well as familiarity with CI/CD workflows via GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar tools.

  • Effective communication and collaboration skills with experience working across teams on shared dependencies such as security and compliance reviews and an appreciation for technical writing as a core team deliverable.

The following are advantageous but not required:

  • Experience creating CLI tools using or Go.

  • Experience with cloud development technologies and platforms (AWS Kubernetes Helm).

  • Experience with design systems or component libraries.

  • Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Cursor Claude Code.


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:


Primary Location Base Pay Range: $148000 USD - $222000 USD


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.

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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Required Experience:

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