Sr. Associate Software Application Engineer - HCM Core (Federal)

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About the Team

The Federal HCM Core team at Workday develops ground breaking software empowering federal agencies to manage human resources effectively. We are passionate about streamlining HR processes and improving the federal employee experience. We thrive in a collaborative, Agile environment, embracing innovation and continuous improvement.
In this team, you’ll work alongside key architects, product managers, and federal government stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions tailored to the unique needs of the federal sector. We value teamwork, open communication, and a shared commitment to our mission.

About the Role

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). 

Software Engineer (Applications): Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs, and modifies software improvements and/or new products used in local, networked, or Internet-related computer programs. Code will be crafted for and used in US Federal customer applications, and may be used in commercial or end-user applications, such as materials management, financial management, HRIS, mobile apps or desktop applications products. Using current programming language and technologies, writes code, completes programming, and performs testing and debugging of applications. Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance. May interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications. 

About You

 

Are you a software engineer that wants to learn development craft by working with bright senior engineers ?

Do you like the challenges of solving sophisticated business problems that can help millions of users?

Do you do your best work when collaborating with small agile teams made up of some of the brightest engineers in the industry?

Do you have a passion for innovation and software design that meets high standards of code quality ?

Are you attracted to a work culture that promotes fun, recognition and innovation?

If this sounds like you, here's the game plan. After participating in our technology boot camp, you'll get to dive immediately into building a product to support and serve our US Federal Government customers. With every dev project that you work on here, you'll build a direct impact on Workday's product suite that pushes the latest innovations in cloud and mobile technology. And, your contributions will be part of what makes Workday outstanding: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our dedication to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, our people. With your talent, we'll continue winning our