Software Development Engineer- Data Engineer

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

Workday is the cloud-based SaaS company providing industry-leading software for HR, financials, workforce planning and employee learning to more than 40% of the Fortune 500. We are the Machine Learning Product team at Workday. Our focus is on the application of machine learning and statistical analysis to Workday’s products to serve our end users. We use diverse datasets to build data-driven products, which help the world’s largest organizations uncover insights and make strategic decisions about their people, finances, and business. We routinely work on data with high velocity, volume and variety, and we employ a modern machine learning distributed computing and big data software stack to deal with these challenges.
This is an opportunity to be part of a growth team focused on Data Engineering and ML Development Tools. We build ML capabilities into our products, and you would be building part of the next generation of Workday technology. We believe predictive products can be as ground-breaking to the next generation of technology as mobile was to the last.
As a Software Engineer III you will help develop ML powered features and experiences for every user across our HR & Talent product portfolio. You will work closely with ML engineers and other software teams to deliver critically important infrastructure, frameworks, tooling, and platform, that enable machine learning across Workday’s product ecosystem. You will apply modern ML Ops, Devops, and data engineering stacks to enable development, training, deployment, and lifecycle management of a variety of ML capabilities; supervised and unsupervised, deep learning and classical. You will be responsible for the design & development of new APIs/microservices deployed at scale.
You will use Workday’s vast computing resources on rich, exclusive datasets to deliver value that transforms the way our end-users experience WD. We will challenge you to apply your best creative thinking, analysis, problem-solving, and technical abilities to make an impact on thousands of enterprises and millions of people.

About the Role

• Work with multi-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure and reliable solutions

• Effectively engage with data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers, PMs and architects in requirements elaboration and drive technical solutions

• Develop features from end to end including infrastructure as code. 

• Design and build developer tools that enable ML capabilities.

• Build systems and dashboards to monitor service & ML health.

• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews and technology evaluation.

• Help research, evaluate, prototype and drive adoption of new ML tools with reliability and scale in mind

About You

Basic Qualifications(REQUIRED)

• 5 or more years of software engineering experience with tools similar to Python, Java, Scala, AWS (CloudFormation, Glue, Lambda, S3, EMR, StepFunctions, etc.)
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience with tools like Cloudformation/Terraform or similar tools
• Solid experience with designing & developing of new APIs/microservices deployed at scale
• 1 or more years of experience working on initiatives related to data engineering or ML
• 1 or more years of experience with production support on call rotations to resolve outages and other operational issues

Other Qualifications

• Implementation and operation of distributed systems
• Experience with Data Engineering and/or ML systems with ability to think across layers of the stack
• Experience with tools like Databricks, Sagemaker, & Apache Spark

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

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 click here.

Primary Location: USA.OR.Beaverton

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $128,800 USD - $193,200 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $122,400 USD - $217,200 USD

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $128,800 - $193,200 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

04/23/2025

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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