Software Development Engineer (Education)

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

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. The Workday Education team crafts and delivers engaging and innovative learning solutions to help customers, partners, and employees make the most of Workday’s unified solution. The Operations, Programs, and Support team handles the infrastructure, systems, tools, and programs that support Education’s global business. Our primary purpose is to build an excellent student and instructor experience globally. Our Engineering team plays a meaningful role within the organization. The most valuable contributions you will make are those that increase our targeted audiences' experience through tooling.

About the Role

Do you have a passion for technology and education? We build and maintain automation tools to help optimally scale and gain efficiencies for the organization. Innovation and creativity are heavily emphasized and encouraged at Workday. The tools developed and maintained by the team are a critical part of our growth, and we take pride in providing first-class support to our training environments, which are used by our customers, partners, and employees. The team is repeatedly challenged in new ways to improve existing tools and build new ones.

About You

• Think like an Entrepreneur: Focus on application programming, communications, and innovation to deliver high quality results. Proactively identify risks and dependencies, and involve the appropriate stakeholders to mitigate issues.

• Influence: Seek opportunities and influence organizations to gain support and overcome resistance with data and persuasion.

• Get it Done: Successfully deliver end-to-end projects, working through a wide range of challenges and opportunities, across multiple teams and organizations. Demonstrate success in achieving results beyond expectations.

• Be a Problem Solver: Apply outstanding problem-solving skills to work through difficult challenges.

• Communicate: Regularly communicate expectations and requirements equally well with business and technology teams, and possess the capacity to write well-reasoned and data-driven proposals.

• Collaborate: Attain consensus and sign off from collaborators, and have a consistent record working across teams to develop the best possible results.

• Stay Organized: Excel at multitasking and thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high rate of change. Always think about what is coming and plan with the future of the business in mind.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of general development experience required.

• 4+ with web development including Javascript, HTML, CSS, React and server-side programming.

• Experience with Bash, Python, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, and AWS API Gateway.

• 4+ years of professional experience in project management principles including requirements definition, gap analysis and implementation.

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent work experience) (Computer Science, Software Engineering or Business Systems preferable).

Other Qualifications

• Proven ability to work closely with non-technical business owners on a technical solution.

• Experience with one or more of the following preferred: Linux, Cypress, Docker, CI/CD, Networking, Server Maintenance.

• Proven track record to lead and contribute consistently and positively in a high-paced, constantly evolving and sometimes unexpected work environment, prioritizing accordingly.

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills both technically and functionally. Shown ability to proactively and quickly grasp, distill and synthesize concepts and details from diverse sources, identify trends, develop strategies, and implement high-impact solutions.

• Self-motivated and can work without direct supervision.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including consistent track record of designing and delivering engaging, outcome-based presentations to diverse internal and external audiences.

• AWS certifications are highly desirable.

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.

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