Software Development Engineer - Integration Platform (US Federal)

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As a Software Engineer on the Integration Platform team, you will design and deliver scalable, secure, and developer-friendly solutions that support everything from logs and metrics to system health and diagnostics. This is a hands-on engineering position where code quality, thoughtful design, and tight-knit collaboration are key to success.

This role serves as a key technical liaison between the Integration Platform and the Workday Government organization. You will have the unique opportunity to influence our core observability strategy while ensuring our platform meets the rigorous demands of our Federal customers.

• 3+ years of strong professional background in Java and extensive experience with multi-threading and concurrency.

• The ability to design and develop enterprise solutions with a focus on high quality, scalability, and availability.

• A minimalist approach to design, preferring to build small, reusable components that can be embedded in larger frameworks.

• A proven understanding and practical use of Design Patterns and Object Oriented Programming

• A collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills. You thrive on working closely with team members to achieve shared delivery goals.

• Proven experience in software development using Java or Scala is preferred.

• Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+)

• Experience with distributed systems

• Kafka, Kubernetes, networks and Databases (MySQL)

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.

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