Software Development Engineer - Integration Platform (US Federal)

At Workday Government, we support U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations. The Integration Platform team's mission is to build a world-class integration platform that empowers Workday customers to connect seamlessly with our services. This role supports one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government; due to federal government security requirements, all Workday personnel working on the contracts must be United States citizens. 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, influencing core observability strategy while ensuring the platform meets Federal customer requirements.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver scalable, secure, and developer-friendly solutions that support everything from logs and metrics to system health and diagnostics; Serve as a key technical liaison between the Integration Platform and the Workday Government organization; Influence core observability strategy while ensuring the platform meets the rigorous demands of Federal customers; Collaborate closely with team members to achieve shared delivery goals

Requirements

Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native); Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance; 3+ years of strong professional background in Java and extensive experience with multi-threading and concurrency; Ability to design and develop enterprise solutions with a focus on high quality, scalability, and availability; Minimalist approach to design, preferring to build small, reusable components that can be embedded in larger frameworks; Proven understanding and practical use of Design Patterns and Object Oriented Programming; Collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills

Nice to have

Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly; Proven experience in software development using Java or Scala; DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+); Experience with distributed systems; Kafka; Kubernetes; Networks; Databases (MySQL)

Benefits

Eligibility for Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus; Annual refresh stock grants; Comprehensive benefits package; Flexible work schedule with at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or field