Workday
Mid / Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - (US Federal)
$148K–$264K
USA.VA.Reston · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- P4 and P3 experience alternatives are stated in the requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; a TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance may be required.
About the job
Build and operate secure, full-stack cloud services and user experiences for Workday’s U.S. Federal customers, including high-security environments.
What you'll do
- Design, build, test, and maintain backend and frontend services, leading features with attention to security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Own production operations, including on-call support, service-level objectives, and incident response.
- Lead technical discussions, mentor teammates, and collaborate across product, design, research, and infrastructure teams.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
- P4: 7+ years of software engineering; 4+ years backend Java or Kotlin and 3+ years TypeScript; 3+ years technical leadership and operational ownership of 99.9%+ availability services. P3: 5+ years software engineering; 3+ years backend Java or Kotlin and 2+ years TypeScript; 2+ years technical feature leadership and operational ownership of 99.5%+ availability services.
- 3+ years hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle, and enterprise CI/CD systems.
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to have
- Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance; DoD 8570/8140-compliant certification at least IAT Level II, with current CE credential and approved specialty certification.
- Operations or DevOps experience; Workday XpressO and Internal Code Lifecycle Development knowledge.
Pay
$163,800 USD - $245,800 USD (base salary); $148,200 USD - $264,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, Kotlin, Python, Rust, Spring, Webflux, Node.js, React
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