Software Development Engineer: Deployment Adoption Platform; US Federal

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As part of the Deployment Adoption Platform (DAP) organization, you will be focused on building tools that allow implementers and customers to have more insight into the most complex changes that impact their deployment. As we continue to grow and evolve our systems to meet customer demands, we are looking for a Software Engineer to help drive the development and future of DAP platform and tools.

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

You will be working with Product Management, engineers and customer teams to gather requirements, plan features, and deliver on designs and implementation. You’ll be a part of an agile software team to ensure engineering principles and quality are a core component of feature delivery. Supply ideas for continually improving the designs and scalability of the products and services delivered. Responsibilities include the day-to-day agile activities of the team and actively supervising delivery and metrics for the team.

You will work on designing, implementing and leading all aspects of our tool portfolio where performance and resiliency will be essential.

• 5+ years development experience with one or more of the following languages:
  Java, Python, or Scala
• Experience designing and building REST based APIs
• Must be a US Citizen

• Bachelor’s Degree in CS or similar
• Experience with test frameworks for your language of choice, TDD/BDD a plus
• Experience working with agile methodologies and principles.
• Experience with distributed systems principles in a consumer internet or SaaS environment
• Familiarity with configuration management, containers, virtualization and cloud environments
• Worked on build pipelines, continuous integration, deployment and monitoring utilities

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process.

Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please .

Primary

Location:

USA.VA.McLean (Tyson's Corner) Primary Location Base Pay Range: $137,000 USD - $205,400 USD Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $123,900 USD - $222,000 USD

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