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Manager, Software Development Engineering

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In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
Lead impactful engineering teams, driving software development activities including analysis, design, programming, and continuous improvement for high-quality enterprise applications.
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Your work days are brighter here.

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Workday, founded in 2005, stands as a groundbreaking force in the human capital and financial management industry, with a global presence and a diverse array of customers. Across our offices worldwide, our teams are united by a shared dedication to innovation, collaboration, and excellence!
The Core Services organization is responsible for the foundational technology that powers Workday’s applications and platform products. We design, build, and support a highly-performant distributed system that handles complex workloads at the scale required by the world’s largest organizations. Our infrastructure runs across both Workday data centers and public cloud environments, executing mission-critical business processes, functions, and integrations. The organization's scope spans from the Gateway to the persistence layer, delivering the scalability, reliability, and efficiency needed to support Workday’s rapidly evolving product landscape.
Joining our team means embarking on a journey of opportunity to advance your career and contribute to impactful solutions that shape industries. Whether you thrive with solving sophisticated business problems, collaborating with agile teams, or championing innovation and software design, Workday offers an environment where your talents can thrive.

About the Role

A successful candidate will lead multiple priorities with bold deadlines, be passionate about building high-quality enterprise applications, and be innovative in their approaches to technical delivery, process and operations, and relationship-building.
You are a leader, a coach, and a mentor - you will lead with heart and empathy, inspire your teams, galvanize in times of pressure, and equip teams and team members for success. You are a business leader with a growth mindset - you will use your technical expertise to challenge the status quo, find opportunities for positive change, and work with your partners to ensure sustainable business success for Workday. You will promote a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.
What You Will Do:

  • Partner and collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders to prioritize, plan and deliver first-rate experiences for Workday customers.

  • Drive the activities of software development scrum teams, including analysis, design, programming, and continuous improvement, ensuring delivery of innovative, high quality software solutions

  • Engage with Development, Product, QA, Automation, Research/UX, Agility, Doc-writing, and Customer Support colleagues to identify, discuss, debate and ultimately solve customer issues in increasingly innovative ways

  • Understand and promote industry-standard software design methodologies

  • Coach and mentor team members to help them to be at their best, assisting with career growth and personal development

  • Personify and promote the Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability

About You

Basic Qualifications(Required)

  • 5 years of experience building and directly managing impactful engineering teams

  • 6+ years of experience with design and development for mission critical systems at scale

  • 6+ years of experience developing software solutions using Cloud-based technologies

  • 6+ years of experience with design and development using an object-oriented language such as Java, Python, C#, C++, etc.

  • Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience

Other Qualifications:

  • Thrive in a highly collaborative and agile culture where you’re always guiding and developing all levels of engineers

  • Strong focus on delivering high-quality software products, involving continuous innovation, test automation and performance engineering

  • Proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that you start

  • Demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to positively influence important issues or decisions in a multi-functional environment

  • Communicate technical complexity in simple terms to both technical and nontechnical audiences

  • Experience supporting team members career growth and development


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.


At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email
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Top Skills

C#
C++
Java
Python

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