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
We're seeking driven problem solvers who thrive in a fast-paced environment, delivering customer value quickly and making an impact, to join our growing team in Chennai, India. Ideal candidates will be exceptionally strong individual contributors, self-starters who tackle complex problems, create innovative solutions, and mentor others. You'll collaborate with Product Managers, UX, design, and research to solve real user challenges.As a Software Development Engineer in IDX Search, you will:
Write and maintain robust, efficient, and testable code using top-tier languages, frameworks, and tools, including React, Kotlin, Java, Webflux, Elasticsearch, TypeScript, Cypress, CI/CD, Jenkins, Gradle, and Workday XpressO (XO).
Support services and customers in the production environment in specific environments from frontend to backend.
Mentor other engineers on the team
Design and lead meaningful features with a strong focus on non-functional requirements. (scalability, performance, monitoring, maintenance, security, usability and quality etc).
Be a flexible teammate as part of a fast-paced product development team
Suggest enhancements for the product and build pipelines.
Operate as a self-starter who can effectively manage numerous projects simultaneously, meet aggressive deadlines, and thrive in a multifaceted environment.
About the Role
We're seeking driven problem solvers who thrive in a fast-paced environment, delivering customer value quickly and making an impact, to join our growing team in Chennai, India. Ideal candidates will be exceptionally strong individual contributors, self-starters who tackle complex problems, create innovative solutions, and mentor others. You'll collaborate with Product Managers, UX, design, and research to solve real user challenges.
As a Software Development Engineer in IDX Search, you will:
Write and maintain robust, efficient, and testable code using top-tier languages, frameworks, and tools, including React, Kotlin, Java, Webflux, Elasticsearch, TypeScript, Cypress, CI/CD, Jenkins, Gradle, and Workday XpressO (XO).
Support services and customers in the production environment in specific environments from frontend to backend.
Mentor other engineers on the team
Design and lead meaningful features with a strong focus on non-functional requirements. (scalability, performance, monitoring, maintenance, security, usability and quality etc).
Be a flexible teammate as part of a fast-paced product development team
Suggest enhancements for the product and build pipelines.
Operate as a self-starter who can effectively manage numerous projects simultaneously, meet aggressive deadlines, and thrive in a multifaceted environment.
About You
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of Object-Oriented Design and Programming experience building scalable systems enterprise-level software with a focus on performance, scalability and security as part of a multi-functional team. (Kotlin/Java/Spring Boot or functional programming background preferred)
4+ years experience in front-end development; creating RESTful Web applications, developed within the React ecosystem.
Experienced in supporting services in PROD environments.
Experienced in build pipeline technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle and Jenkins.
Experienced in deployments technologies. (Terraform, yaml are preferred)
Proficient in producing high quality technical documentation.
Other Qualifications:Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Proven troubleshooting and triaging skills to resolve production and customer issues.
Experience developing distributed and concurrent systems; secure, fault tolerant, highly available, recoverable, consistent, scalable, and predictable and the tradeoffs therein
Strong focus on performance, scalability, and security of services.
Experienced in collaborating with diverse teams in a fast-paced, Scrum-based environment.
Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
Knowledge of Workday XpressO and Internal Code Lifecycle Development in Workday is a plus.
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.
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