Senior Software Development Engineer - Developer Platform

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About the Team

The Developer Platform team is building the foundation for Workday's open developer ecosystem. We design and deliver the platform capabilities, APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing services that enable external developers and partners to build on Workday products—including Peakon, HiredScore, VNDLY, and more. Our mission is to make the platform reliable, extensible, and straightforward for developers to adopt and extend.

About the Role

As a Senior Development Engineer on the Developer Platform team, you will design and build core platform capabilities that advance Workday toward a more extensible, developer-friendly ecosystem. You will deliver high-impact technical work, contribute to architecture and API/SDK design, and collaborate across product and engineering teams to ship reliable, scalable services consumed by internal and external developers.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to and execute on the technical strategy for the Workday Developer Portal and adjacent services.
• Lead design and implementation of key platform components—including APIs, SDKs, and agentic service integrations.
• Collaborate closely with principal engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Uphold API governance and engineering best practices, including versioning, backward compatibility, and security standards.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, design feedback, and pairing.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to build-vs-integrate decisions.
• Support developer-facing documentation, onboarding flows, and tooling improvements.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including senior-level ownership of web or platform services in production.
• 4+ years experience designing, developing, and deploying distributed systems.
• Experience designing and building capabilities for developer platforms, developer portals, or other external-facing surfaces.
• Hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native services (e.g., GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Experience working with modern web technologies and APIs (e.g., TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and REST/GraphQL) in a production environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Other Qualifications

• Clear understanding of developer experience (DX) as a quality bar.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud-native infrastructure and Kubernetes.
• Strong API design fundamentals, including REST, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0/OIDC, and versioning best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical work end-to-end.
• Experience building software consumed by external developers or partners in an enterprise SaaS environment.
• Excellent communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

• Primary Location Base Pay Range: $168,500 USD - $252,700 USD
• Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $160,100 USD - $285,100 USD

This role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we're combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. We spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners.

Application Deadline: 06/30/2026

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer.