Engineering Manager, Workday

SoFi; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SoFi in San Francisco seeks an Engineering Manager of Workday Platform to lead a focused team of integration engineers building and sustaining data conduits across Workday HCM, Payroll, Finance, and adjacent systems.

You’ll partner with People Ops, Finance, Security, and external vendors to set roadmaps, enforce architecture standards, and deliver secure, scalable integrations while fostering an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting and supporting Workday HCM, Financial Management, and Payroll.
• Proven leadership of Workday engineers and establishing engineering standards.
• Strong knowledge of data integrations, security, and SOX compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team responsible for Workday HCM, Financial Management, Payroll, and related systems.
• Define and execute Workday technical roadmap, architecture standards, and platform modernization.
• Translate priorities into sprint goals, integration specs, and project roadmaps; ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Workday integration

Data architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master’s Degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

MuleSoft

Workday Studio

EIB

APIs

REST/SOAP

Job description

Who we are

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

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Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The role

As the Engineering Manager of Workday Platform at SoFi, you will lead a dedicated team of integration engineers responsible for designing, building, and supporting the core data conduits connecting our Workday ecosystem across broader financial, HR, payroll, and cloud platforms. You will partner closely with People Operations, Finance, Enterprise Engineering, Security, and external vendors to establish technical roadmaps, uphold architectural standards, and deliver reliable data integrations at scale. We are looking for an experienced technical leader who pairs deep Workday technical expertise with people-first leadership. In this role, you will foster an inclusive environment where engineers thrive, remove operational roadblocks, champion data integrity, and guide your team through complex technical problem solving with a founder’s mindset.

What you’ll do

• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team responsible for Workday HCM, Financial Management, Payroll, and the broader Workday technical ecosystem, balancing hands‑on technical leadership with people management
• Define and execute the Workday technical roadmap, architecture standards, engineering principles, and platform modernization strategy aligned with business priorities and enterprise architecture.
• Translate department priorities into clear sprint goals, integration specifications, and project roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery while managing operational dependencies.
• Design, develop, and maintain secure, resilient, and reusable integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, APIs, and enterprise integration platforms such as MuleSoft.
• Establish standards for technical design, peer reviews, automated testing, documentation, deployment, monitoring, incident management, and production support to improve reliability and maintainability.
• Own production support and incident management for the integration landscape; guide root‑cause investigations, conduct blameless post‑mortems, and drive preventative enhancements.
• Manage third‑party vendor relationships and service integrations (e.g., benefits administrators, financial platforms), ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) and strict data privacy compliance.
• Lead semi‑annual Workday release testing and regression cycles, proactively identifying new capabilities (such as Workday Extend or Prism Analytics) that bring business value.

What you’ll need

• Education & Minimum Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree + 4+ Years of Experience OR Master’s Degree + 3+ Years of Experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive hands‑on experience architecting, developing, and supporting Workday HCM, Financial Management, and Payroll, including complex business processes, configuration, security, reporting, and production support.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring high‑performing Workday engineers, establishing engineering standards, conducting design and code reviews, and driving technical excellence across the platform.
• Strong understanding of Workday architecture, platform extensibility, technical roadmaps, release management, and emerging capabilities to continuously modernize the enterprise application ecosystem.
• Expertise in Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Core Connectors, Workday Web Services, REST/SOAP APIs, and integration design patterns, with experience building secure, scalable, and resilient integrations.
• Experience with Workday Extend and platform extensibility capabilities to build custom applications, user experiences, and workflows that address complex business requirements while minimizing unnecessary customization.
• Familiarity with Workday’s evolving AI capabilities, including Workday Illuminate, AI‑powered business process automation. Ability to identify practical opportunities to improve employee productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline Finance and HR operations.
• Understanding of AI security, role‑based access, data privacy, human oversight, auditability, and governance requirements for deploying AI capabilities in enterprise HR and financial systems.
• Strong experience with Workday Report Writer, calculated fields, dashboards, analytics, and data extraction, with an understanding of Workday data models and integration with enterprise data platforms.
• Deep understanding of Workday security architecture, domain and business process security policies, segregation of duties, audit controls, and SOX compliance requirements.
• Experience with middleware and integration platforms such as MuleSoft, along with event‑driven architecture, API management, data transformation, and secure integration patterns across enterprise applications.
• Strong partnership skills with Finance, HR, Payroll, Security, Data, and enterprise architecture teams to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills, with the ability to convey technical complexity clearly to diverse audiences.

Nice to have

• 6+ years of hands‑on Workday integration development experience, with 2+ years of direct people management or formal team leadership experience.
• Practical experience managing integrations with payroll providers (e.g., ADP) and financial ledgers.
• Familiarity with Workday Extend, Workday Prism Analytics, or orchestration middleware.
• Active Workday Integration Certification (e.g., Workday Studio, Core Connectors, or Integrations).
• Understanding of fintech regulatory environments, SOX controls, and data security frameworks (OAuth, SAML, encryption).

Compensation And Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page! SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [e-mail]. We are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico at this time.

Internal Employees

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