Lead, Workday Integration Engineer

Snap; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Snap Inc. seeks a Lead, Workday Integration Engineer to drive end-to-end integration and automation across the People Team. You will own architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment of Workday integrations, APIs, and data flows to support scalable HR processes and analytics.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, IT, and Analytics to optimize performance, security, and maintainability while applying emerging technologies for more intelligent People Tech solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Workday integration technologies, reporting, security, and data architecture.
• Advanced proficiency with Workday SOAP and REST APIs, including authentication and error handling.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: API design, data structures, and secure development practices.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical delivery for integration and automation solutions from discovery through deployment.
• Architect and develop complex integrations using Workday technologies and REST APIs.
• Design and build APIs and automation using Workday Extend and related technologies.
• Lead technical assessments to simplify architecture and improve reliability and performance.
• Develop monitoring, logging, and testing strategies to ensure robust solutions.

Skills

Workday Integration

API design

Data architecture

REST/SOAP APIs

Tools

Workday Studio

Orchestrate

EIBs

Connectors

RaaS

Workday Extend

Workday Web Services

Job description

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji , Saturn, and other digital services.

The People team enables Snap's continued success by hiring great people, helping them grow, rewarding them, and building healthy and productive workplaces. Snap’s People Team is composed of Talent, Total Rewards, IDEA, Data & Analytics, People & Recruiting Operations, Council, and Employee Relations. Together, they collaborate with the business to reinforce our values of Kind, Smart, and Creative across our global offices, every day. This team empowers everyone at Snap to do their best work, be themselves, and feel part of a cohesive, global community.

We’re looking for a Lead, Workday Integration Engineer to join the People Team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Partner with Product, Configuration, People Analytics, Engineering, IT, and other stakeholders to understand business challenges, uncover underlying needs, and translate complex or ambiguous requirements into scalable, user-centric solutions.
• Own end-to-end technical delivery for integration and automation solutions-from discovery and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.
• Evaluate and recommend solutions across Workday and the broader enterprise technology ecosystem, balancing business value, user experience, scalability, maintainability, security, performance, and cost.
• Architect and develop complex integrations using Workday Studio, Orchestrate, EIBs, Connectors, Reports-as-a-Service (RaaS), Workday Web Services, and REST APIs.
• Design and build custom applications, APIs, and automation solutions using Workday Extend and technologies such as Java, JavaScript, Python, XML, XSLT, SOAP, and REST.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday APIs, advising on capabilities and limitations, authentication, security, business process dependencies, request and response structures, error handling, and API best practices.
• Apply deep knowledge of Workday business processes, reporting, security, data architecture, and object relationships to design holistic solutions that extend beyond traditional integrations.
• Partner with engineering and analytics teams on downstream data models, table structures, joins, and transformation logic that accurately represent Workday data and support scalable applications and reporting.
• Lead technical assessments and identify opportunities to simplify architecture, reduce technical debt, optimize API consumption, and improve reliability and system performance.
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, error handling, and alerting to deliver observable, maintainable, and resilient solutions.
• Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing, with careful consideration of edge cases and downstream impacts.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement durable fixes that prevent recurrence.
• Drive technical project execution by managing dependencies, coordinating stakeholders, communicating risks and tradeoffs, and maintaining accountability for delivery timelines and outcomes.
• Explore and apply emerging technologies-including AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, MCP, and API-driven architectures-to deliver more intelligent, flexible, and efficient People Technology solutions.
• Maintain clear technical documentation, design specifications, and knowledge-sharing practices that support maintainability, team effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep expertise in Workday integration technologies, reporting, business processes, security frameworks, and data architecture.
• Advanced proficiency with Workday SOAP and REST APIs, including API behavior, request and response structures, authentication, error handling, and dependencies on business process configuration.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including API design, data structures, system architecture, integration patterns, and secure development practices.
• Experience designing downstream data models and transformation logic for applications, analytics, and reporting.
• Proficiency with Workday Studio, Orchestrate, EIBs, Connectors, RaaS, Workday Extend, Workday Web Services, and REST APIs, along with Java, JavaScript, Python, XML, XSLT, SOAP, and REST.
• Strong product mindset, with the ability to understand user needs, challenge assumptions, and prioritize solutions based on business impact and user experience.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-so