Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer - (US Federal)

Workday•Reston, VA

11d•$137,000 - $222,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government, which mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens. Employees may be required to be on site at client locations in the DC, MD, and VA (DMV) area. We're seeking driven problem solvers who thrive in a fast-paced environment, delivering customer value quickly and making an impact. Ideal candidates will be exceptionally strong individual contributors, self-starters who tackle complex problems, create innovative solutions, and mentor others. You'll collaborate with Product Managers, UX, design, and research to solve real user challenges for Workday’s highest-security US Federal customers. As a Senior Software Development Engineer in IDX, you will write and maintain robust, efficient, and testable code using top-tier languages, frameworks, and tools, including TypeScript, Kotlin, Spring, Webflux, Node.js, Express, React, and Cypress. You will support services and customers in specific high-security airgapped environments from frontend to backend. You will design and lead meaningful features with a strong focus on non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, monitoring, maintenance, security, usability and quality etc). You will be a flexible teammate as part of a fast-paced product development team, providing technical influence within the team, with the ability to lead technical & functional discussions. You will suggest enhancements for the product and build pipelines. You will operate as a self-starter who can effectively manage numerous projects simultaneously, meet aggressive deadlines, and thrive in a multifaceted environment. You can expect a high-profile position on a great team with many challenges and rewards.

Requirements

US Citizenship is required.
7+ years of professional programming experience building enterprise-level software with a focus on performance, scalability and security as part of a multi-functional team.
Experience using Kotlin and/or Java; and Spring Boot or similar JVM-based frameworks.
Experience using TypeScript, targeting browser and/or Node.js.
Experience supporting critical customer-facing services in production environments.
Experience with build and deployment technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle and modern CI/CD systems.
Proficient in producing high quality technical documentation.
Demonstrable track record in technical leadership - people, product & process.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
Strong focus on performance, scalability, and security of services.
Experienced in collaborating with diverse teams in a fast-paced, Scrum-based environment.
Proven troubleshooting and triaging skills to resolve escalated production and customer issues.
Skilled in turning ambiguous problems into clear solutions.
Able to balance priorities and communicate cross-functionally.
Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience on an Operations or DevOps team is a plus.
Knowledge of Workday XpressO and Internal Code Lifecycle Development in Workday is a plus.
Experience developing distributed and concurrent systems; secure, fault tolerant, highly available, recoverable, consistent, scalable, and predictable and the tradeoffs therein.
Familiarity with multiple programming languages and paradigms is a plus.
Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+).

Responsibilities

Write and maintain robust, efficient, and testable code using top-tier languages, frameworks, and tools, including TypeScript, Kotlin, Spring, Webflux, Node.js, Express, React, and Cypress.
Support services and customers in specific high-security airgapped environments from frontend to backend.
Design and lead meaningful features with a strong focus on non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, monitoring, maintenance, security, usability and quality etc).
Be a flexible teammate as part of a fast-paced product development team.
Provide technical influence within the team, with ability to lead technical & functional discussions.
Suggest enhancements for the product and build pipelines.
Operate as a self-starter who can effectively manage numerous projects simultaneously, meet aggressive deadlines, and thrive in a multifaceted environment.