Software Development Manager

Workday • Pleasanton, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team Workday Adaptive Planning is a cloud-based enterprise software that helps businesses plan, budget, forecast, and analyze. It's designed to help organizations adapt to changing conditions and make better decisions. The Adaptive Planning product is backed by a highly resilient, scalable and performant Compute Engine. About the Role A successful candidate will lead multiple priorities with bold deadlines, be passionate about building high-quality, resilient, scalable services, and be innovative in their approaches to technical delivery, process and operations, and relationship-building. You are a leader, a coach, and a mentor - you will lead with heart and empathy, inspire your teams, galvanize in times of pressure, and equip teams and team members for success. You are a business leader with a growth mindset - you will use your technical expertise to challenge the status quo, find opportunities for positive change, and work with your partners to ensure sustainable business success for Workday. You will promote a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.

Requirements

• 3+ years in a managerial role, building and managing highly technical and impactful engineering teams and delivering in a global-delivery mode.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across business units and multiple stakeholders.
• 8+ years of experience developing applications using Cloud-based technologies.
• 8+ years of experience with design and development in technologies like Java, SQL.
• Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with microservices technologies like Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, cloud platform like Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a plus.
• You see software development as a team sport and thrive in a highly collaborative and agile culture where you’re always guiding and learning.
• You have a strong focus on delivering high-quality software products, continuous innovation, and you value test automation and performance engineering.
• You are proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that you start.
• You demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to positively influence important issues or decisions in a multi-functional environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, process-focused environment, adept at problem-solving under pressure.
• Experience in ERP application development is a plus.
• Experience supporting team members career growth and development.
• Proven track record in implementing process improvements in a development setting.

Responsibilities

• Partner and collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders to prioritize, plan and lead the delivery of critical project milestones
• Drive the activities of application development scrum teams including oversight of quality and product support
• Co-ordinate the analysis, design, programming, debugging with the team and take ownership of project execution
• Engage with Development, Product, QA, Automation, Research/UX, Agility, Doc-writing, and Customer Support colleagues - and with Workday customers - to identify, discuss, debate and ultimately solve customer issues in increasingly innovative ways
• Understand and promote best practices for software development and promote industry-standard methodologies
• Coach and mentor team members to help them to be at their best, assisting with career growth and personal development
• Personify and promote the Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees