Job Description

Your work days are brighter here.

We’re 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, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll 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. We’re 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 you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll 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, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

The Cloud Platform Engineering team is responsible for building and managing Workday’s public cloud platform. This is a Kubernetes based platform running on AWS and GCP. It hosts all of Workday’s applications in dozens of clusters across the world.

The Development tools team is responsible for a collection of services such as Prow and Tekton, that enables platform service teams to deliver their applications.

Some of the technologies in the cloud platform organization used include Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, Tekton, and Helm.

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated engineer who is committed to cloud native principles. The right candidate will be able to drive Workday’s public cloud platform development, understand other teams’ needs for the platform, discuss solutions with architects and business partners, and mentor junior members of the team.

You’ll have the opportunity to,

Take ownership for the delivery of key features or products.

• Work with leading cloud technologies

• Triage production issues and address root causes.

• Collaborate with product management and partner teams.

• Maintain our products and tools to ensure we’re tracking upstream and addressing

• security vulnerabilities.

• Help build a successful team by coaching and mentoring team members.

About You

Software Development Engineer - Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years experience developing in a modern programming language (Golang, Ruby, Python, Scala, or Java 8+)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  

Other Qualifications

• Experience with running server orchestration solutions in production (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, or other solutions)

• Experience designing and building a microservice architecture

• Experience with a cloud platform: AWS (preferred), GCP, Azure

• Knowledge of Linux

• Ability to work cross functionally with multiple stakeholders (including product management, workmates as well as external teams using our platform)

• Experience working in an Agile environment

• Experience developing automation solutions

• Knowledge of best practices for Cloud Native infrastructure management and operations

• Knowledge of CI / CD principles and best practices

• Knowledge of Storage, Networking, Systems, configuration management

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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