Senior Software Development Engineer - Communications Delivery

Your work days are brighter here.

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

Come join our growing Omnichannel Engagement team! We empower people to work the way they want to, facilitating collaboration in the common workspace and across multiple channels (Email, SMS, Mobile Push), by building a scalable, extensible platform and set of services. Our mission is to join discrete services and create a unified messaging and communication platform for interactive engagement. We encourage creativity and experimentation in development practices, which allows us to constantly evolve our methodology and tools. We love where we live, and we want to enjoy it! Balancing life and work is a Workday value and a team value.

About the Role

Do you enjoy working with interconnected systems, and as part of a larger team? This position offers the opportunity to drive the design, development, and delivery of shared components and collaboration frameworks used by Workday customers. Ideal candidate will be a strong individual contributor with experience in working with enterprise-scale software built to send large volumes of messages using email, push notifications and other communication channels. Help craft a highly scalable collaboration platform with the emphasis on deliverability of messages at scale.

About You

You have talent and passion for building usable, scalable, well-tested software. You want to work in a highly collaborative, supportive environment. You’re familiar with important regulations that govern message deliverability. You understand the security aspects of communication protocols.
 

You enjoy mentoring junior developers and supporting their growth. You have experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and working closely with the product and data teams. Collaborate with peers on vision, technical design, task estimation and execution of back-end and front-end features. Employ a strategic influence and ownership over our services that shape our product roadmap.
 

You are a tenacious problem solver with enthusiasm for team success. You "think outside of the box" and have talent for creating usable, scalable, well-tested software. You want to work in a highly collaborative, agile environment. You love learning new technologies, languages, tools, and you have a passion for building frameworks. Finally, you take a break every now and then to have a little fun too.

Basic qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience with software development with focus on communication and message deliverability

• 5+ yrs Java experience

• Experience with developing server-side components for enterprise software

Other Qualifications:

• Experience with messaging platforms such as Twilio, Bandwidth, SendGrid or similar

• Ability to analyze messaging data or other communication channel performance metrics

• A deep understanding of common design patterns MVC, IoC, Pub/Sub, etc

• Experience with Terraform, including Lambda, SQS, Aurora MySQL, Kafka MSK

• Experience developing, operating, and maintaining production software in a team-based setting

• Familiarity with build and deployment processes and tools

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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