Senior Messaging Platform Engineer: Email & SMS

Workday; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday in the United States is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer to help design, scale, and operate Workday's messaging platform including SMS, WhatsApp, Push, and Email.

You will build robust microservices, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ship high-volume delivery at enterprise scale. You will mentor engineers, contribute to architecture reviews, and implement secure, resilient services while upholding engineering standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating high-scale distributed systems.
• 5+ years in modern programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, or C++), object-oriented design, REST/gRPC API development, CI/CD pipelines.
• 5+ years designing and building scalable distributed systems, including event-driven microservices or messaging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain critical components of Workday's enterprise messaging and email platform in alignment with broader platform standards and architecture goals.
• Develop and scale core multi-channel messaging services, templates, and deliverability infrastructure, adhering to established design patterns and best practices.
• Collaborate effectively across Product Management, Design, Security, and engineering team members to deliver high-quality email capabilities.
• Ensure code quality, security, performance, resilience, and testability across all owned platform services.
• Participate in technology evaluations and third‑party messaging and email provider integrations, build prototypes, and implement optimized solutions for email throughput and deliverability.
• Help shape team engineering practices, participate in code and design reviews, and mentor junior engineers on the team.

Job description

Workday in the United States is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer to help design, scale, and operate Workday's messaging platform including SMS, WhatsApp, Push, and Email.

You will build robust microservices, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ship high-volume delivery at enterprise scale. You will mentor engineers, contribute to architecture reviews, and implement secure, resilient services while upholding engineering standards and best practices.