Workday

Sr Software Development Engineer VNDLY

Workday • $148K — $222K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 3+ years designing, building, and maintaining RESTful web services.
  • 3+ years with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
  • Deep proficiency in Python and experience with a Python web framework (e.g., Django, Flask).
  • Strong experience with React.js.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of pay-related features.
  • Own the scalability and resilience of critical services.
  • Tackle complex challenges in contingent worker management.
  • Guide architectural decisions for robust solutions.
  • Collaborate with the team to break down large projects into manageable parts.

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedule with a mix of in-office and remote work.
  • Opportunity for professional growth and mentorship.
  • Access to a customer-centric engineering culture.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Full Job Description

About the Team

VNDLY, a Workday company, is a next-generation vendor management SaaS platform designed for procurement executives, talent acquisition teams, suppliers, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to streamline contingent workforce management. We develop cloud software that simplifies talent sourcing and acquisition across various channels, including staffing agencies, job boards, and freelance management systems. Our aim is to create intuitive software that empowers customers to efficiently acquire top talent (contractors or full-time employees) through data-driven insights and transparent dashboards.

As part of Workday, we are committed to becoming the most customer-centric enterprise software company in the world. We prioritize enabling our customers to connect with the talent they need to thrive, achieved by fostering an exceptional engineering team dedicated to code quality and innovative design.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will be a technical leader on the team responsible for maintaining and building our pay-related features. This is a hands-on-keyboard role where you will not only build features but also own the design, scalability, and resilience of critical services.


You will tackle complex challenges related to how contingent workers are onboarded, managed, and paid, working on key features like Jobs, Worker Provisioning, Contracts, and Integrations. You will be a key voice in our architectural decisions and will guide the team in building robust solutions using our stack: Python (backend), React (frontend), and AWS.

About You

This role is for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex software problems. The ideal candidate is motivated by continuous learning and maintains a high standard for code quality, consistently writing well-designed, testable, and efficient code. As a senior member of the team, this person must be willing to mentor others and share knowledge to help the team grow.


Clear communication is essential, particularly the ability to articulate complex technical ideas to different audiences. This role requires the ability to work effectively with ambiguous requirements, breaking down large projects into smaller, deliverable parts.


Basic Qualifications
  • 7+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 3+ years of demonstrated ability designing, building, and maintaining RESTful web services.
  • 3+ years of proven experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL).
  • Deep proficiency in Python and experience with at least one Python web framework (e.g., Django, Flask).
  • Strong experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically React.js.

Other Qualifications
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g., Git).
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda).
  • Knowledge of SaaS applications, multi-tenant architectures, and DevOps/CI/CD practices.
  • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.

Workday is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.


Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

You may view the Workday's Pay Transparency Policy, and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice, by clicking on their corresponding links. 


Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at [redacted].


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 in Canada, please . For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits in the US, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.OH.Mason

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $148,200 USD - $222,400 USD

Additional CAN Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,000 - $210,000 CAD



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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