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Software Development Engineer

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In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mid level
In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mid level
The role involves designing and developing enterprise solutions, mentoring peers, writing robust code, and collaborating in an agile environment.
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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

About the Team
At Workday, we empower the world’s largest organizations to adapt and thrive by unifying Finance, HR, and Planning in a single enterprise cloud. We’re serious about what we do, and we're passionate about our mission to deliver innovative enterprise applications. We foster a culture where people come first, diversity is celebrated, and innovation is driven by a commitment to doing good in our communities.
Developing for scale is foundational to Workday's DNA. We proudly serve employees in over 60% of the Fortune 500 companies worldwide with our modern, fully cloud-native solution. We leverage a mix of cutting-edge frameworks and tools alongside Workday’s robust technology platform. Clean code, automated testing, and continuous improvement are at the heart of our development process. We're dedicated to helping our people grow through thoughtful career development, flexible working arrangements, and a hybrid work model.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced engineer to collaborate in fast paced agile environment. You will be required to:

  • Design, develop and deliver enterprise grade solutions.

  • Develop an OO product in a metadata driven development environment

  • Write and maintain proven, robust, efficient and maintainable code using an OO framework and tools

  • Write reliable unit, integration, and system level tests that will run on our CD pipeline.

  • Mentor and learn from other team members through pairing, code reviews, knowledge shares, hackathons, etc.

  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams to drive technical initiatives.

About You

Basic Qualifications:
  • Views software development as a team activity, and thrives in a highly collaborative, agile culture that prioritises teaching and learning.

  • 4+ years experience developing performant, scalable and resilient applications.

  • Proven experience with one or more Object Oriented languages, such as Java, C#, C++, Scala ...etc.

  • Highly collaborative with colleagues across various functions and experience levels.

  • Passionate about agile software development.

  • Passionate about building scalable, performant and highly resilient Enterprise Business Applications.

  • Ability to adapt and deliver on time

  • Strong understanding of the value of automated tests at all levels of the testing pyramid.

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines where customer first is a key principle for success

Other Qualifications:
  • Team Leadership and/or Agile leadership experience.

  • Experience with Integration technologies.

  • Exposure to modern UI technologies such as React.

  • Metadata driven definitional development experience.

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!

Top Skills

C#
C++
Java
Metadata Driven Development
React
Scala

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