Sr. Software Development Engineer

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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

We are the Authentication team who are part of the Identity & Access Management organization in Workday and help secure users and application services by creating a scalable and robust ecosystem of services for authentication and identity. Our mission is to build and maintain frameworks and services to provide secured and adaptive identity and access management.

Workday supports and promotes a variety of authentication standards to provide a secured and seamless experience to all users and services, and we are looking for versatile individuals to take our authentication and data security services to new heights.

About the Role

Our Software Engineers deliver key security features and services while collaborating with multiple partners and mentoring team members. We use mainly Java and Scala, and are pursuing Senior Software Engineers who have deep experience in multi-threading, concurrency, and solving exciting distributed systems design questions! You will be involved in all aspects of software development, including designing, coding, testing, deploying, and providing support for our customer-facing software solutions. You will collaborate with product management and development teams to define and drive solutions and track timelines.

Key responsibilities

• Architecting, designing, implementing, testing and deploying services with robust unit tests and metrics

• Driving continuous improvement within the team to ensure a high quality service

• Working closely with product managers to understanding customer needs and translating it to software requirements and execution plans

• Delivering quality features on-time and on-budget and implementing towards project plans and delivery commitments

• Leading team members to handle the day-to-day development activities, participate in designs, design review, code review, and implementation 

• Mentoring and leading junior engineers and guiding them towards good software development techniques

• Maintaining current technical knowledge to support evolving technology, always on a look out for new technologies and working with the team in bringing them in

About You

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields (or equivalent experience)

• 8+ years experience in software development 

• Fluency in Java or Scala, common design patterns with good grasp of distributed systems and ability to communicate design ideas effectively

• Expertise in dealing with horizontal scale, high availability, concurrency, profiling, deployment, upgrade/migration, production support and other SaaS enterprise software issues

• Proficient in major development tools and processes, such as source control, requirement spec, design and design review, unit test, system test, performance test, etc.

Other Qualifications

• Authentication experience with some of the following: SSO, Multi-Factor, Delegated Authentication, x509, SAML, OAuth

• Experience with SaaS security infrastructure

• Experience with Scala and MySql

• Have strong understanding of CI/CD, SDLC, and Agile methodologies

At Workday, we are an equal opportunity workplace, and we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@workday.com.

Join our team at Workday Inc and become a valuable member of our ambitious workforce. Here, you will have the opportunity to compete on a global scale, define your own success, and contribute to the implementation of innovative solutions. Apply today to begin an extraordinary career journey as a Senior Software Engineer!

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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