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Workday · 1 day ago

Software Application Engineer

positionMcLean, VA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$118K/yr - $177K/yr
date5+ years exp

Workday is a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, and they are seeking a Software Application Engineer to collaborate with Product Managers and QA Engineers. The role involves designing and developing products, maintaining code, and troubleshooting customer issues in a dynamic team environment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Managers and QA Engineers on functional design and analysis of requirements
Design and develop a product in a metadata-driven development 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 technologiesPerformance analysisJavaPythonC#C++JSONRESTGraphQLUsability focusConfigurability focusVerbal communicationWritten communicationCollaborationMentoring

Required

5+ years experience with UML, Web application development or SaaS (Software as a Service) technologies
5+ years of experience with design and development using an object-oriented language such as Java, Python, C#, C++, etc
5+ years of experience designing/developing business applications
5+ years of experience with design and analysis of software for performance
Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience
Must be a collaborative teammate with good verbal and written communication skills
Strong knowledge and application of key design patterns in object-oriented development
Experience in developing applications that prioritize usability and configurability

Preferred

Experience with JSON, REST, and GraphQL is a plus
An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred

Benefits

Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants

Company

Workday

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Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
dateFounded in 2005
location
Pleasanton, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.workday.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.23B
Key Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M

Leadership Team

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Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
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Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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