Sr Associate Software Development Engineer - OMS Lifecycle

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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

The Object Management Service (OMS) is responsible for the foundational technology that powers Workday’s applications and platform products. We design, build, and support a highly-performant distributed system that handles complex workloads at the scale required by the world’s largest organizations. Our infrastructure runs across both Workday data centers and public cloud environments, executing mission-critical business processes, functions, and integrations.

The team develops Distributed Systems Software that manages the full tenant lifecycle, coordinates system-wide boot orchestration, and provides the crucial infrastructure for automated failure recovery and high availability.

Joining our team means embarking on a journey of opportunity to advance your career and contribute to impactful solutions that shape industries. Whether you thrive with solving sophisticated business problems, collaborating with agile teams, or championing innovation and software design, Workday offers an environment where your talents can thrive.

About the Role

• Develop software to monitor, tune, and diagnose Workday’s cloud-based software platform

• Craft and develop software instruments to monitor the health of the platform

• Develop software tools to tune OMS for higher throughput and better efficiency

• Manage and develop software tools to help diagnose the root cause of production incidents

• Prioritizing and design of new products and features in conjunction with product management

• Collaborate with architects, principal engineers and technical product managers to analyze functional requirements, devise architecture designs that provide real scalability, low latency, and high availability

• Scheduling and estimation of software project tasks

• Software quality assurance

• Participation in development of the team, contributing to reviews of methodologies, standards, and processes

• Comprehensive internal documentation of designs and product components

• Resolution of defects in response to escalated support issues

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience including object-oriented programming in Java and proficient in applying common design patterns

• 2+ years' experience with development tools, such as IntelliJ/vscode, Git, Gradle, Jenkins or related technologies

• 1+ year experience in concurrency, multithreading, service architectures, and distributed systems

Other Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related fields Required. Graduate degree preferred

• Able to thrive in a fast paced, high energy and lively work environment that is agile and deliver values incrementally and frequently

• Collaborative team player

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Proficient Linux/MacOS experience

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

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