Workday
Sr. Software Development Engineer
$148K–$264K
USA, CA, Pleasanton · Flex · Senior · Full-time · Posted Nov 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of related software engineering experience; 5+ years in modern programming languages and related practices; 5+ years designing and building scalable distributed systems.
About the job
Build, scale, and operate Workday’s enterprise messaging platform, with a focus on high-volume, reliable email delivery and related services.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain messaging and email platform components, services, templates, and deliverability infrastructure.
- Build resilient, secure microservices; evaluate providers and develop integrations and solutions for email throughput and deliverability.
- Collaborate across teams, review designs and code, and help mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of related software engineering experience building and operating high-scale distributed systems and platform services.
- 5+ years with modern programming languages, object-oriented design, REST/gRPC API development, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- 5+ years designing and building scalable distributed systems, including event-driven microservices or messaging platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience contributing to code reviews, sharing knowledge, or onboarding and mentoring junior team members.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for explaining technical details.
Pay
$176,000 USD - $264,000 USD (base salary); $148,200 USD - $264,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Java, Kotlin, Go, C++, REST, gRPC, CI/CD
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