Software Engineer

Job Description

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

The Query team develops code at the very heart of Workday’s cloud-based software platform. As a member of this team you’ll work with outstandingly The Query team develops code at the very heart of Workday’s cloud-based software platform. As a member of this team you’ll work with outstandingly innovative and experienced engineers that have built highly robust, performant and scalable data query solutions that today service half a billion queries a day with 97% of queries implementing in less than 5ms. Above all, we need a Software Engineer who knows how to deliver continual value to a business, making hard-working tradeoffs and taking calculated risks. Experience with in-memory databases is a plus!

  About the Role   We craft, develop, solve problems and debug distributed software programs for improvements and new products across multiple fields and multiple platforms. We are capable of crafting and implementing software able to handle the tradeoffs between data consistency, availability, partition tolerance. In this role you will develop, craft and deploy software and tools in support of a data processing system, including highly concurrent transaction processing, distributed memory management, communication protocols, and efficient distributed data algorithms!

• You will get experience working in query plan parsing, compilation, planning and indexing
• You will gain knowledge working through the internals of an in-memory database system with focus on scale and quality

  About You   Basic Qualifications   Sr. Associate Software Development Engineer

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Math or related field
• 2+ years of software engineering experience
• 1+ years of distributed systems engineering experience applying one or more of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Golang
• 1+ Experience troubleshooting high concurrency distributed systems in production.

  Software Development Engineer

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Math or related field
• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• 1+ years of distributed systems engineering experience applying one or more of the following: Java, Scala, Python, Golang
• 1+ Experience troubleshooting high concurrency distributed systems in production.

  Other Qualifications

• Strong core CS concepts (distributed programming, concurrency, algorithms)
• Thrive in a fast paced, high energy and lively work environment that is agile and deliver value incrementally and frequently
• You have a passion for code correctness (continuously improving testability and code quality)
• Experience in database systems, compiler design, abstract syntax tree

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.CO.Boulder

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $124,000 USD - $186,000 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $117,800 USD - $210,000 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.   Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.   Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.   Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!