Sr. Software Development Engineer

Workday • Pleasanton, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Sr. Software Development Engineer on Workday’s Intelligent Experience Platform (IXP) team, you will contribute to building, scaling, and maintaining messaging platform services spanning SMS, WhatsApp, push notifications, and email. Working closely with senior technical leaders, you will deliver robust, high-volume email capabilities at enterprise scale across Workday’s messaging and email infrastructure. You will design, develop, and operate high-performing, resilient, and secure microservices that help millions of users receive timely communications from the Workday platform.

IXP, part of Core Services within Workday’s Platform organization, builds foundational technology for a unified, intelligent user experience across the Workday ecosystem. The team delivers scalable, user-centric solutions and a cohesive foundation for applications and agents through data-driven insights, technology, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of related software engineering experience, including deep expertise building and operating high-scale distributed systems and platform services.
• At least 5 years of experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or C++; object-oriented design; REST/gRPC API development; automated testing; and CI/CD pipelines.
• At least 5 years of experience designing and building scalable distributed systems, including event-driven microservices or messaging platforms, following architectural best practices.
• Ability to execute feature roadmaps and shape the technical direction of messaging services in alignment with platform goals.
• Track record of collaborating effectively with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver software features.
• Commitment to clean, maintainable code and high standards for testing, performance, security, and operational reliability.
• Strong analytical and customer-focused problem-solving skills, including building prototypes and evaluating trade-offs between feature velocity and platform quality.
• Experience participating in code reviews, sharing knowledge, and helping onboard or mentor junior team members.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical details clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain components of Workday’s enterprise messaging and email platform in alignment with platform standards and architecture goals.
• Develop and scale multi-channel messaging services, templates, and deliverability infrastructure using established design patterns and best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, Security, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality email capabilities.
• Maintain code quality, security, performance, resilience, and testability across owned platform services.
• Evaluate technologies and third-party messaging and email providers, build prototypes, and implement solutions optimized for email throughput and deliverability.
• Contribute to engineering practices and participate in code and design reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge.

Benefits

• May be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
• May be eligible for annual refresh stock grants.
• Comprehensive benefits are referenced; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed