Sr. Software Engineer (US Federal)

Workday; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 153,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is looking for a Senior Development Engineer to enhance the UI Platform backend services for FedRamp customers. This role focuses on improving security, resiliency, and reliability of backend services while collaborating across teams to deliver efficient solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, programming, and mentoring engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Object-Oriented Programming using Java/Kotlin.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and features focused on non-functional requirements.
• Strong skills in designing scalable components and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage U.S. cloud regions for web application servers.
• Collaborate with software development teams on UI platform features.
• Ensure cybersecurity posture with federal contracts.

Skills

Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure

Containerization & Orchestration

CI/CD & DevOps Tools

Programming & Scripting Languages

Database & Middleware

Job description

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

Join our team and experience Workday! It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: one of our core values is fun.

The Workday Developer Platform team seeks a senior development engineer to drive the development and modernization of new platform capabilities, focusing on enhancing UI Platform backend services for our FedRamp customers. This role will improve the security, resiliency, and reliability of our backend end services to support Workday's continued growth. Our mission is to empower developers to solve the user experience problems of today and tomorrow.

About the Role

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize within the air-gapped U.S. cloud regions for our web application server. (AWS, GCP)
• Collaborate closely with our software development teams responsible for the UI platform and the features they deliver.
• Partner with the Workday Federal Cyber Defense team to ensure security operations, cybersecurity posture, governance, risk, compliance, and platform security health
• Collaborate across teams to ensure robust, scalable, and efficient solutions

Skills:

• Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Terraform
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• CI/CD & DevOps Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Programming & Scripting Languages: Java, Kotlin
• Database & Middleware: Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ Experience in implementing and understanding Object-Oriented Programming and common design patterns (MVC, Inversion of Control, Event-driven systems)

• 5+ years of coding experience with server-side development utilizing Java/Kotlin as the primary language and exposure to related technologies like Spring

• 3+ years of experience of designing and leading features with strong focus on non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, security, maintenance, etc.)

• 3+ years of leading technical initiatives within team or department

• Experience in technical mentorships, i.e. helping other engineers grow their skills

• Experience driving cross-team dependencies and projects

Other Qualifications:

• Experience in designing and deploying modular and maintainable user interfaces leveraging component-based architectures

• Hands-on with testing, build automation, continuous deployments, and monitoring, in addition to design and implementation of large enterprise web applications

• Demonstrated ability to work on features involving multiple platforms / teams

• Takes ownership to drive projects to completion and overcome roadblocks with positivity and creativity

• Familiarity with the development challenges inherent with highly scalable and available web applications

• Experience on RESTful web service development is a plus

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Self-motivator and a strong sense of ownership

• Ability to balance urgency with shipping high-quality and pragmatic solution

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CO.BoulderPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $153,600 USD - $230,400 USDAdditional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $145,900 USD - $259,200 USDIf performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $153,600 - $230,400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:

06/30/2025

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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