Senior Design Engineer: UX + Backend

Workday, Inc.; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 756,000 - 1,133,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer to bridge design vision and technical implementation.

You will combine engineering expertise with design sensibility to create polished, engaging user experiences and work closely with our Product Design team to translate specifications into pixel-perfect implementations. You will design and maintain scalable, resilient systems powering our knowledge-sharing platforms, develop core backend features across the product suite, implement robust deployment

Qualifications

• Strong experience building and scaling backend systems.
• Proficiency in Node.js (TypeScript) and/or JVM (Kotlin).
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and cloud platforms (GCP).
• Experience with HTTP APIs, authentication protocols, and web services.
• Track record of building production-grade systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, resilient systems that power our knowledge-sharing platforms.
• Develop core backend features and services across our product suite.
• Implement robust deployment systems and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver impactful features.

Skills

Node.js/TypeScript

Kotlin/JVM

Backend systems

PostgreSQL

GCP

HTTP APIs

Auth protocols

Production-grade

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Redis

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer to bridge design vision and technical implementation.

You will combine engineering expertise with design sensibility to create polished, engaging user experiences and work closely with our Product Design team to translate specifications into pixel-perfect implementations. You will design and maintain scalable, resilient systems powering our knowledge-sharing platforms, develop core backend features across the product suite, implement robust deployment