Software Development Engineer

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 At Workday, the Community Team supports the collaboration and content website for our customers. The DevOps team is responsible for the infrastructure, deployment and operations of the systems used to manage and deploy code needed to maintain the Community website.

We seek skilled and passionate engineers who proudly deliver quality code, effectively collaborate with various partners and love automation. About the Role Responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Workday Community cloud production and development systems.

Hands-on in deploying, monitoring, automating and managing enterprise solutions and services in AWS. Supports the tools, infrastructure and monitoring that enables the software development lifecycle. Focus on developer efficiency, release velocity, and product quality.

Maintain an accurate picture of existing server, storage, networking software/hardware and virtual environments to support scaling against various project requirements and production demands. Work closely with Dev and QA teams to build and support continuous integration and deployment tooling.

About You Basic Qualifications 5+ yrs of software, systems or networking development, with 2+ of those years in a dedicated software or network automation role Ability to work in a flex position requiring overlap of work time to be done on US (Pacific Time) hours Comprehensive experience with AWS Possession of a solid understanding of CI/CD and be able to build infrastructure as code (IaC) with tools like Terraform and CloudFormation Solid experience with Amazon S3, RDS, IAM, Elasticache, CDN, and Route 53 Understanding and proficiency in serverless environments such as EKS, ECS, and Fargate.

Strong proficiency in shell scripting and Python Deep troubleshooting skills that involve analysis of logs, tracing traffic, verifying configuration data, and leveraging automation tools to resolve issues until end-to-end systems are functioning.

Strong proficiency in Linux system administration and troubleshooting Other Qualifications Experience with coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting infrastructure Experience with infrastructure provisioning tools such as GitHub in production environments with many nodes.

Knowledgeable about security, networking, and RDBMS/Database technologies (Postgres, MySQL, Redis). Experience with restful services, cloud architecture , distributed systems, cloud system (AWS) and micro-services. Strong vision to put pro-active solutions in place to prevent future problems, and automate processes so that engineers can self-service their operational requirements.

Experience with deploying and maintaining Discourse and Drupal, as well as systems within Adobe Cloud Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.

We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role).

This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com .

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