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# Sr. Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Workday, Inc.
- **Location:** Pleasanton, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,000.0 - $264,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Push Technology, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Kotlin, Api Design, Workday, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Sr-Software-Development-Engineer_JR-IC-000063

## About the Role

* 8+ years of related software engineering experience, with deep expertise in building and operating high-scale distributed systems and platform services.
 * 5+ years in modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Go, or C++), object-oriented design, REST/gRPC API development, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
 * 5+ year experience designing and building scalable distributed systems, including event-driven microservices or messaging platforms, following architectural best practices.

Other Qualifications

 * Technical Execution and Strategy: Ability to execute on feature roadmaps and shape the technical direction of messaging services in alignment with platform team goals.
 * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Track record of effective collaboration with product, design, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-quality software features.
 * Engineering Excellence: Commitment to writing clean, maintainable code with high standards for testing, performance, security, and operational reliability.
 * Pragmatic Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills with a customer-centric focus, capable of building prototypes and evaluating trade-offs to balance feature velocity with platform quality.
 * Teamwork and Mentorship: Experience contributing to code reviews, sharing knowledge, and helping onboard or mentor junior team members.
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical details clearly to peers and collaborators.

## Description

As a Sr. Software Development Engineer on the IXP team, you will contribute to building, scaling, and maintaining Workday's messaging platform and services spanning SMS, WhatsApp, Push notifications, and Email. In this role, you will work closely with senior technical leaders to deliver robust, high-volume email delivery capabilities at enterprise scale across Workday's core messaging and email infrastructure.

You will design, develop, and operate high-performing, resilient, and secure microservices. Your contributions will directly impact how millions of users receive critical, timely communications from the Workday platform., Design, implement, and maintain critical components of Workday's enterprise messaging and email platform in alignment with broader platform standards and architecture goals.
Develop and scale core multi-channel messaging services, templates, and deliverability infrastructure, adhering to established design patterns and best practices.
Collaborate effectively across Product Management, Design, Security, and engineering team members to deliver high-quality email capabilities.
Ensure code quality, security, performance, resilience, and testability across all owned platform services.
Participate in technology evaluations and third-party messaging and email provider integrations, build prototypes, and implement optimized solutions for email throughput and deliverability.
Help shape team engineering practices, participate in code and design reviews, and mentor junior engineers on the team.