Sr Manager, Software Development Engineering

About the Role

As the Sr. Software Development Manager, you will lead multiple priorities with bold deadlines, be passionate about building high-quality enterprise applications, and be innovative in their approaches to technical delivery, process and operations, and relationship-building.

You are a leader, a coach, and a mentor - you will lead with heart and empathy, inspire your teams, galvanize in times of pressure, and equip teams and team members for success. You are a business leader with a growth mindset - you will use your technical expertise to challenge the status quo, find opportunities for positive change, and work with your partners to ensure sustainable business success for Workday.

You will promote a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.

• Work with a team of technically sophisticated engineers on some of the toughest engineering-wide performance and resiliency challenges.
• Empower the team to solve problems for fellow performance engineers and product managers at Workday by understanding their needs, coming up with short term workarounds and long-term solutions.
• Partner with other Engineering Managers to drive short term and long-term road map.
• Develop, coach and mentor engineers with empathy helping them advance in their careers.
• Support the team to do its best work by managing processes effectively.
• Personify and promote the Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability.

• Over 15 years of overall experience, including more than 10 years in designing and developing applications using object‑oriented programming languages.
• 5+ years of experience building and managing impactful engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience.

• Over 10 years of overall experience, including more than 10 years in designing and developing applications using object‑oriented programming languages.
• 3+ years of experience building and managing impactful engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience.

• Managed teams that built products or critical infrastructure or dev‑ops or Performance and Scale.
• Curiosity to explore and learn new technologies, platforms and problem spaces.
• The ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility.
• Breadth of technical awareness to rally discussions on system architecture.
• You see software development as a team sport and thrive in a highly collaborative and agile culture where you’re always guiding and learning.
• You have a strong focus on delivering high-quality software products, continuous innovation, and you value test automation and performance engineering.
• You are proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that you start.
• You demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to positively influence important issues or decisions in a multi‑functional environment.
• You have the ability to communicate technical complexity in simple terms to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Public Cloud Technologies such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure is a plus.
• Experience in ERP application development is a plus.
• Experience supporting team members career growth and development.
• You put people first and ensure a psychologically safe environment for team members.

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. 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.

Primary

Location:

USA, CA, Pleasanton

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $209,600 USD - $314,400 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $174,800 USD -…