Senior Software Engineer - Messaging Platform (Flexible)

Workday; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for its Intelligent Experience Platform (IXP) team in Pleasanton, CA.

You will build, scale, and operate Workday's enterprise messaging and email services, including SMS, WhatsApp, push, and email, designed for high volume and enterprise-grade deliverability. You will work with senior leaders to shape architecture, write robust microservices, and ensure security and performance while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in modern programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, or C++), API development, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• 5+ years designing and building scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain components of Workday's enterprise messaging and email platform.
• Develop and scale core multi-channel messaging services and deliverability infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product, design, security, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality features.
• Ensure code quality, security, performance, resilience, and testability of services.
• Evaluate third-party messaging providers, build prototypes, and optimize throughput/deliverability.
• Contribute to engineering practices, participate in code/design reviews, and mentor juniors.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java / Kotlin / Go / C++

REST / gRPC APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Mentorship

Job description

Workday is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer for its Intelligent Experience Platform (IXP) team in Pleasanton, CA.

You will build, scale, and operate Workday's enterprise messaging and email services, including SMS, WhatsApp, push, and email, designed for high volume and enterprise-grade deliverability. You will work with senior leaders to shape architecture, write robust microservices, and ensure security and performance while mentoring junior engineers.