Software Development Engineer; US Federal

Position: Software Development Engineer (US Federal)
Your work days are brighter here.

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other.

Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. 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 Your work matters here. At Workday Government, we focus on outcomes that serve a larger mission. Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust. As a Fortune 500 company and a proven enterprise cloud platform, Workday brings modern technology, responsible AI, and secure infrastructure to some of the most complex environments in the world.

The work isn’t theoretical. It’s operational. It’s high-impact. And it demands rigor, integrity, and long-term thinking.

The Developer Portal team builds the UI for the Workday Build Platform, empowering our developer community to extend the value of Workday. Our work directly supports the growth of the platform — and the growth of Workday itself — as many features that require a UI come through our team. We are evolving into a platform enablement team, transitioning to support multiple micro-frontends, which means the technical challenges ahead are both meaningful and exciting.

If you’re looking to apply your experience to meaningful, mission-driven work—alongside colleagues who take pride in building things that last—you’ll find that opportunity at Workday About the Role 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).As

a Developer Platform Engineer on the Developer Portal team, you will be responsible for new and existing features, along with the scalability and performance of the Workday developer platform and tools. You will partner closely with peers, product owners, and designers to plan, build, test, and deliver high-quality software that helps our developer community thrive.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with peers, product owners, and designers

Write clear, efficient, and scalable code with a focus on maintainability of which a majority is using the React library

Participate in design and code reviews, contributing to the overall quality and consistency of the codebase

Discover and troubleshoot issues within the existing architecture and codebase, identifying opportunities for improvement

Polish, improve, and innovate on the existing codebase to keep it healthy and forward-looking

Support release planning by evaluating the effort, risk, and priority of planned features in an agile environment

Own and contribute to team productivity and process improvements

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).About You This role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level. Applicants must have the ability to…