Senior Software Development Engineer - Application Development (Financials)

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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.

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About the Team

Our Financials team is on a mission to support accountants responsible for closing and reporting the Month End Accounts by reimagining the process through holistic and intuitive experiences. We are passionate about solving complex accounting requirements and building a system that both simplifies and shortens the Month End experience of accountants and the Office of the CFO.
As part of the next generation of software application engineers, you will craft and develop high-quality, large scale enterprise cloud solutions, in an agile environment. You will collaborate with software architects, product managers, and other partners to deliver solutions crafted to meet the needs of today's large global businesses. Development is all done in the cloud, on a single codeline, through a continuous development model.
At Workday, you’ll focus on what you love to do: crafting innovative applications as you address sophisticated problems for our 37+ million users and change the way people work. With agile methodologies and an intuitive UI, you’ll develop & iterate on enterprise products of the future surrounded by top talent.
Thrive in a lively, collaborative culture that supports your creativity as you pursue ample career opportunities.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced engineer to collaborate in a fast paced agile environment. You will be required to:

• Collaborate with the Product Manager, QA and test automation counterparts on functional design and analysis of requirements

• Design and develop a product in a metadata-based development environment

• Develop and maintain robust, efficient and maintainable code using an OO language and support tools

• Build and enhance reliable unit and system automated tests

• Resolve customer reported issues

• Learn from other team members through pair programming, code reviews, technical reviews, hackathons and shared communication tools

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience developing performant, scalable and resilient applications.

• 8+ years of proven experience with one or more Object Oriented languages, such as Java, C#, C++, Scala ...etc.

• Experience with UML, Web application development or SaaS

Other Qualifications:

• Highly collaborative with colleagues across various functions and experience levels.

• Passionate about agile software development.

• Passionate about building scalable, performant and highly resilient Enterprise Business Applications.

• Ability to adapt and deliver on time working in a fast-paced environment

• Strong understanding of the value of automated tests at all levels of the testing pyramid.

• Understanding of metadata-driven definitional development is a plus

• Previous experience and understanding of integration technologies

• Understanding and experience with modern UI technologies, e.g. React

• Experience with UML

At Workday, we believe every potential recruit brings value to the table. Think you are missing some of the skills and are hesitant to apply? We do not believe in the ‘perfect’ candidate and are happy to teach. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, apply and see what we are all about.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re 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 you'll 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.

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