Software Development Engineer

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That's why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don't need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

Workday Extend empowers our customers to expand the business capabilities of Workday by building on our existing technologies. The mission of our team is to establish the foundation for Workday Extend providing outstanding services such as Identity Management, Customer Onboarding and Provisioning services. This team builds critical backend services for Workday Extend including security components, inter-service control and communication components using open source and latest technologies.

We are proud of our forward-thinking, startup-like culture. We practice quick conceptualisation, agile development, extensive automated testing and continuous deployment. Every team is a proud service owner, responsible for development, quality and production support.

About the Role

• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary Agile Scrum team to deliver core and business-critical features for Workday Extend.

• Design and develop scalable back-end software using Scala, with an emphasis on reliability and performance.

• Leverage cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP) to build, deploy, and manage services in a modern cloud-native environment.

• Independently implement new features and prototypes, including authoring detailed technical designs and documentation.

• Build comprehensive unit, functional, integration, and performance tests to ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Ensure robust and maintainable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and thorough code reviews.

• Contribute to a culture of innovation by driving and supporting new ideas and solutions.

• Champion industry best practices in software development, DevOps, and cloud architecture to ensure sustainable and scalable systems.

About You

Basic Qualification

5+ years experience in software development engineering including designing, developing, and deploying software solutions.
5+ experience in the following programming languages Java or Scala.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Other Qualification

Solid ability in Algorithmic Thinking, including dynamic programming, and hash-based data structures, to design and implement efficient solutions for scalability, optimization, and real-time data processing problems.
Working knowledge of API Development, including RESTful principles and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and experience in designing, implementing, documenting, and testing scalable APIs for microservices.
Good understanding of Code Testing methodologies, such as unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing, and experience with JUnit, and Selenium.
Good understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles like encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction and their application in software design.
Solid understanding of Software Development principles and proficiency in Scala or Java and Agile and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Working experience with Source Control Management (SCM) tools such as Git and GitHub and branching strategies.
Proven ability in Team Collaboration within a software development team, including code reviews, and agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives).
Good skills in creating Technical Writing Documentation for API specifications, system architecture diagrams, and user manuals.

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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