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Workday · 1 day ago

Sr Software Application Engineer

USA, VA, McLean

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$161K/yr - $242K/yr

8+ years exp

Workday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The Sr Software Application Engineer role involves collaborating with Product Managers and QA Engineers, leading product design and development, and mentoring team members while ensuring robust code quality.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Managers and QA Engineers on functional design and analysis of requirements

Lead the design and development of products in a metadata-driven environment

Build and maintain robust, efficient and maintainable code using an object-oriented framework and class modeling

Troubleshoot customer reported issues

Mentor and learn from other team members through pair programming, code reviews, hackathons, etc

Qualification

UMLObject-oriented programmingSaaS technologiesAgile/Scrum leadershipJSONRESTGraphQLUsability focusConfigurability focusMentoringCommunication skills

Required

8+ years experience with UML, Web application development or SaaS (Software as a Service) technologies

8+ years of experience with design and development using an object-oriented language such as Java, Python, C#, C++, etc

8+ years of experience designing/developing business applications

8+ years of experience with design and analysis of software for performance

Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience

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

Preferred

An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred

Experience leading agile/scrum teams, providing technical guidance, and mentoring junior engineers to foster their professional growth and development

Must be a collaborative teammate with good verbal and written communication skills

Experience with JSON, REST, and GraphQL is a plus

Strong knowledge and application of key design patterns in object-oriented development

Experience in developing applications that prioritize usability and configurability