Software Development Engineer (US Federal)

Workday Government focuses on outcomes that serve a larger mission. Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust. The Developer Portal team builds the UI for the Workday Build Platform, empowering our developer community to extend the value of Workday. As a Developer Platform Engineer on the Developer Portal team, you will be responsible for new and existing features, along with the scalability and performance of the Workday developer platform and tools. You will partner closely with peers, product owners, and designers to plan, build, test, and deliver high-quality software that helps our developer community thrive. This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

Responsibilities

Responsible for new and existing features, along with the scalability and performance of the Workday developer platform and tools; partner closely with peers, product owners, and designers to plan, build, test, and deliver high-quality software; Collaborate with peers, product owners, and designers; Write clear, efficient, and scalable code with a focus on maintainability, mostly using the React library; Participate in design and code reviews; Discover and troubleshoot issues within the existing architecture and codebase; Polish, improve, and innovate on the existing codebase; Support release planning by evaluating effort, risk, and priority of planned features in an agile environment; Own and contribute to team productivity and process improvements

Requirements

United States citizenship (naturalized or native); ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance; role may require a security clearance at the TS/SCI w/CI Poly level; 4 years of experience developing and maintaining modern web applications; 4 years of proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience; experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React and related technologies; comfort navigating a large, mature codebase with multiple architectural layers and making consistent decisions across them; a service owner who loves to code; demonstrable record of taking design ideas to working software; ability to write clear, well-structured code across the full development lifecycle; proficiency in testing methodologies such as unit testing and integration testing using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress; knowledge of common design patterns and when to use them; experience with application observability practices including error tracking tools, metrics instrumentation, and product analytics platforms; familiarity with CI/CD pipeline ownership including GitHub Actions, self-hosted runners, cloud-based deploy workflows (S3/CloudFront), and sourcemap management; ability to work cooperatively with engineers, product owners, and designers; proficiency with source control tools and workflows including branching strategies, code merges, and continuous delivery pipelines; ability to create clear, concise technical documents

Nice to have

An active TS/SCI w/CI Poly is preferred; Hands-on experience with cloud development technologies and platforms (AWS, Kubernetes, Helm); Familiarity with micro-frontend architecture or build tooling (Webpack 5); Experience with design systems or component libraries (such as Workday Canvas Kit or similar); Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification, including a current Computing Environment (CE) credential and one approved specialty certification (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GICSP, CASP+); Experience with enterprise multi-tenant SaaS platforms and role/permission-based access patterns; Internationalization (i18n) at scale; ReactFlow or similar graph/diagram UI libraries; AI/LLM integration experience; Storybook component development and documentation; Knowledge of OpenAPI/Swagger spec parsing and API explorer tooling; Experience with OpenSearch index design for content discovery/search

Benefits

Eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus; annual refresh stock grants; comprehensive benefits; Flex Work with at least 50% of time in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners