Senior Software Engineer - AI-Driven Payroll (APAC)

Workday, Inc.

Auckland

On-site

NZD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Workday, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Payroll Development team in the APAC region. You will bridge engineers building payroll capabilities with services teams implementing for customers in multiple countries.

Your role supports AI toolset development with field feedback. You will align with implementation teams, design and deploy production-grade software, and troubleshoot live environments while enabling the broader team through training and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

7+ years of software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining production-grade code.
Experience integrating software with external systems, APIs, and enterprise data sources.
3-5+ years experience on Workday Payroll.
Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

Align with customer implementations to understand technical environment, data, and country requirements.
Design, build, and deploy production-grade software and integrations in live environments.
Lead end-to-end technical delivery: discovery, scoping, architecture, implementation, testing, rollout.
Integrate payroll systems with customer data sources, APIs, and identity/access systems.
Troubleshoot production issues in real time and in undefined problem spaces.
Feed field learnings into product and AI toolset improvements.
Serve as a trusted technical partner for engineering and business stakeholders.
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Implementation partners across the region.
Train deployment toolsets and enable teams on payroll capabilities and rollout processes.
Travel or work on-site with customers as needed.