Workday

Senior Software Development Engineer

Workday$176K — $264K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in software development and architecture
  • 4+ years developing REST/GraphQL APIs with frameworks like Rails or Node.js
  • 2+ years of experience with relational databases
  • Experience with key-value data stores like Redis
  • Proven techniques for scaling high-volume APIs
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Expand the core capabilities of Pipedream Connect
  • Develop and maintain a growing catalog of connectors
  • Work with diverse technologies including Go, Node.js, and Kubernetes
  • Implement progressive auth and service-level account connections
  • Design and deliver significant product features

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule with a mix of in-office and remote work
  • Opportunity to work in a startup environment with enterprise-scale impact
  • Access to annual refresh stock grants
  • Participation in a bonus plan based on performance
  • Collaborative and inclusive team culture
Full Job Description
About the Team
The Pipedream team is on a mission to arm AI Agents with connectors to third-party applications and APIs, unlocking tremendous value for Workday and its customers. We are the bridge between Workday's intelligent platform and the broader ecosystem of tools and services that businesses rely on every day.

Newly brought into the Workday platform, Pipedream offers something rare: the opportunity to work in a startup environment while delivering enterprise-scale impact. Our work powers integrations for both internal Workday services and external customers such as Perplexity and Meta. If you enjoy moving fast, wearing multiple hats, and seeing your work directly shape a product's direction, this is a team where you can do exactly that.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer on the Pipedream team, you will help expand the core capabilities of Pipedream Connect and its growing catalog of connectors to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers. You will work across a diverse and modern technology stack - including Go, Node.js, Rust, Rails, Kotlin, SQL, Redis, and Kubernetes - and have the opportunity to continuously pick up and learn new technologies along the way.

Examples of the types of projects you will work on include:
  • Progressive and dynamic auth scopes to provide least-privilege connections for Pipedream Connect use cases
  • Service-level account connections for enterprise management use cases
  • Document management, normalization, and authorization capabilities across multiple third-party platforms


Your Growth at Pipedream
  • 1st week: You have familiarized yourself with the development environment and committed your first production code change.
  • 1st month: You have successfully delivered product features that require API and backend development.
  • 3rd month: You have designed and delivered a significant feature by leading a small team of engineers, guiding the technical approach and shipping the first iteration to users. You understand how this feature improves Pipedream Connect for developers and use data and experience to inform further development on this and other feature.


About You

About You

Basic Qualifications
  • 8+ years experience in software development engineering, architecting, building, and scaling robust and efficient software systems.
  • 4+ years of experience developing REST/GraphQL APIs with a common web application framework (e.g., Rails, Node.js/Express)
  • 2+ years of experience working with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Demonstrable experience with key-value data stores (e.g., Redis, Valkey)
  • Demonstrable experience with techniques for scaling high-volume APIs
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.


Other Qualifications
  • Strong ability in Algorithmic Thinking, with the ability to design and apply step-by-step approaches to solve complex problems, optimize processes, and build efficient software
  • Solid experience with API Development, including designing, building, and maintaining APIs that enable integration with external systems and improve software modularity, security, and performance.
  • Strong understanding of Code Testing methodologies, such as unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing, with the ability to use testing tools and frameworks to ensure software quality before deployment.
  • Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles like abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism, and their application in designing scalable software architectures.
  • Solid understanding of Software Development principles and strong proficiency in designing, programming, documenting, testing, and maintaining applications and software components.
  • Effective team collaborator who communicates well, contributes to a positive and inclusive team environment, and works cooperatively with others toward shared goals.
  • Skilled in technical writing and documentation, with the ability to create clear, structured, and comprehensive documents that convey complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
  • A genuine passion for learning and intellectual curiosity - you enjoy picking up new technologies and diving into unfamiliar problem spaces.
  • Experience building distributed applications on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.


Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.San Francisco

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $176,000 USD - $264,000 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $148,200 USD - $264,000 USD

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.

About Workday

Workday, Inc. is a provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The Company delivers financial management, human capital management and analytics applications designed for various companies, educational institutions and government agencies. As part of its applications, the Company provides embedded analytics that capture the content and context of everyday business events, facilitating informed decision-making from wherever users are working. Its applications include Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Other Applications. It also provides open, standards-based Web-services application programming interfaces, and pre-built packaged integrations and connectors. Workday, Inc. is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Learn more about Workday
Size
15,932 employees
Market Cap
$42.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$282.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+26.7%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
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