Senior Software Engineer, Pay & Onboarding (AWS/Python)

HR Tech Job; Mason (OH); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead pay-related features, owning design, scalability, and resilient services. You will build, mentor, and guide the team on critical workflows such as Jobs, Worker Provisioning, Contracts, and Integrations using Python, React, and AWS.

The role emphasizes strong software craftsmanship, clear communication, and collaboration to shape architecture in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of demonstrated ability designing, building, and maintaining RESTful web services.
• 3+ years of proven experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Deep proficiency in Python and experience with at least one Python web framework (e.g., Django, Flask).
• Strong experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically React.js.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g., Git).
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda).
• Knowledge of SaaS applications, multi‑tenant architectures, and DevOps/CI/CD practices.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

Responsibilities

• Own design, scalability, and resilience of pay-related features.
• Hands-on development building and maintaining features for Jobs, Worker Provisioning, Contracts, and Integrations.
• Mentor teammates, promote code quality, and drive architecture discussions using Python, React, and AWS.

Skills

Python

React.js

REST APIs

AWS

Git

Tools

Django

Flask

PostgreSQL

Job description

Workday is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead pay-related features, owning design, scalability, and resilient services. You will build, mentor, and guide the team on critical workflows such as Jobs, Worker Provisioning, Contracts, and Integrations using Python, React, and AWS.

The role emphasizes strong software craftsmanship, clear communication, and collaboration to shape architecture in a fast-paced SaaS environment.