Senior Software Engineer – Workday Finance

Stellenbeschreibung:

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly scalable software services supporting Workday Finance capabilities
Own complex technical problems from requirements and architecture through implementation, production deployment, and ongoing support
Design and implement reliable APIs, backend services, data models, and distributed systems
Develop solutions supporting financial transactions, accounting, billing, revenue, reporting, and related Finance workflows
Ensure financial data is accurate, consistent, secure, traceable, and auditable
Design systems capable of handling high transaction volumes while meeting performance, availability, and reliability requirements
Build resilient services with appropriate handling of retries, failures, duplicate transactions, and data reconciliation
Participate in architecture and design reviews and influence technical direction
Partner with Product Management and Finance subject-matter experts to translate business requirements into effective technical designs
Troubleshoot complex production issues and continuously improve system reliability, performance, and observability
Develop automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
Contribute to CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring, logging, and operational excellence
Identify opportunities to simplify architecture, improve engineering processes, and reduce technical debt
Mentor other engineers and provide technical leadership within the team
Champion engineering best practices through code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of complex systems
Strong programming experience in one or more modern languages such as Java, Python, C++, Go, or similar
Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles
Experience designing and developing distributed systems and scalable backend services
Strong experience with RESTful APIs, service-oriented or microservice architectures, and asynchronous/event-driven systems
Strong SQL and relational database experience
Experience with cloud technologies and modern software development practices
Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, and production support
Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems and develop practical, scalable solutions
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Experience developing ERP, Finance, accounting, billing, revenue, or financial management software
Understanding of financial concepts including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, billing, revenue recognition, accounting periods, and financial reporting
Experience with high-volume transaction-processing systems
Experience with event-driven architectures and distributed messaging systems
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or comparable container technologies
Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or other cloud platforms
Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS applications
Familiarity with financial data reconciliation, auditability, and data-integrity requirements
Experience working within an enterprise SaaS environment
Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing scalable software services, particularly in the finance domain, with a strong focus on API development, distributed systems, and automated testing. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor teams, and ensure high standards of system reliability and performance.