Software Development Engineer

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We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back.

In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team Workday, founded in 2005, stands as a groundbreaking force in the human capital and financial management industry, with a global presence and a diverse array of customers.

Across our offices worldwide, our teams are united by a shared dedication to innovation, collaboration, and excellence! Joining our team means embarking on a journey of opportunity to advance your career and contribute to impactful solutions that shape industries. Whether you thrive with solving sophisticated business problems, collaborating with agile teams, or championing innovation and software design, Workday offers an environment where your talents can thrive.

The Financial Integrations team builds integrations that powers the data transfer between Workday and a variety of external providers. Every project you undertake with us contributes to Workday's outstanding culture, core values, and dedication to excellence. We're proud to have received numerous awards and accolades for our products, outstanding workplace culture, and commitment to sustainability.

With your talent, we continue to lead the way in cloud technology and make a difference in the lives of our customers worldwide! About the Role As a Product Manager, you will lead the next generation of AI‑ and agent‑driven experiences in Workday People Analytics. Your work will turn workforce data into clear guidance and actions for HRBPs, managers, and business leaders, and will directly influence how we grow adoption and revenue for Analytics.

Responsibilities include : Set vision & roadmap Own the product vision and roadmap for People Analytics AI & Agents, turning high‑level strategy into a focused sequence of customer‑visible releases. Lead end‑to‑end product delivery Drive features from discovery to launch: validate problems with customers, define requirements and user journeys, work with engineering/ML/UX to build, and iterate based on real usage and feedback. Partner across AI/ML & agents Work closely with ML, data science, and the Self‑Service Agent platform to design agent skills and AI‑powered experiences that are reliable, explainable, and easy to use.

Shape user experience Collaborate with UX to create intuitive conversational and analytic flows that help non‑technical users understand what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what to do next. Own outcomes, not just output Define and track success metrics (for example, answer quality, time‑to‑insight, adoption, attach/expansion) and use them to guide priorities, trade‑offs, and go/no‑go decisions. Connect to market & revenue Stay close to the external AI/analytics market and customer needs, and partner with product marketing and GTM on positioning, packaging, and monetization so that new AI/agent capabilities clearly contribute to Workday’s growth.

About You You have a strong software engineering background and a proven track record of developing high quality products at scale into production. You are comfortable working alongside our product and architecture organizations to clarify and prune requirements, delivering value incrementally and frequently You have the ability to balance priorities and make the right tradeoffs in feature content and timely delivery of features, while ensuring customer success and technology leadership for the company You are proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that are crucial for the teams success You demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to work collaboratively with cross functional team members and across teams You have the ability to communicate technical complexity in simple terms to both technical and nontechnical audiences You have the ability to produce technical design documents based on functional requirements Basic Qualifications: 2+ years of experience with Workday Studio in building integrations with Workday 5+ years of software development experience using object-oriented programming languages like Java and familiarity with design patterns Proficiency in test automation, quality engineering Strong experience in functional testing of complex systems, including edge cases and failure scenarios Proficiency with XML, XSLT, XPath, WSDL etc Proficiency with API development using REST, SOAP Proficient in supporting automated testing in continuous integration and delivery environments. (Jenkins, Bamboo, or similar) Proficient with Git and collaborative development workflows Experience with object data modeling and UML diagrams Bachelor’s degree in computer science Other Qualifications: Experience working in an agile/scrum environment Familiarity with performance measurement tools like Gatling is a plus Familiarity with security analysis like threat modeling etc is a plus Experience with AI tools is a plus Familiarity with Xpresso is a plus Experience in ERP application development is a plus Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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