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...
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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**
Our Workday Platform Security team is at the forefront of revolutionizing how we manage and secure data for both Workday services and our global customer base. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies, we're building scalable platforms and services that fuel Workday's growth while maintaining unwavering protection of our data and infrastructure.
Joining our team means directly contributing to the development and support of enterprise-grade security tools vital to our platform security strategy. If you're driven by a passion for safeguarding millions of customers' data and eager to implement security solutions at scale, this is your opportunity to be part of a top-priority initiative with significant customer demand.
**About the Role**
We are looking for an experienced senior software developer with an interest in practical cryptography to join us in building the most secure services on premises and in Hybrid Cloud environments.
You should have experience designing scalable, customer-centric systems and a passion for delivering secure software solutions. Along with senior leaders, principal engineers, and security specialists you will solve challenges of growing and operating a globally distributed cryptographic security service. This role’s charter is to develop, build, deploy, and support platform security specific solutions and infrastructure to help protect Workday customers data.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work in a production focused organization. You will be working in a rapidly moving environment where resilience and scalability are key non-functional requirements. This will require you to work effectively within your own team but also to coordinate with others in teams both locally and in other timezones.
**About You**
Basic Qualification
10+ years of progressive experience in software development engineering, architecting, and delivering highly scalable, robust, and efficient distributed software systems.
Deep expertise in developing high-performance applications using Java and/or Scala, with significant, hands-on experience leveraging Public Cloud platforms (specifically AWS and/or GCP) for deployment, scaling, and operational excellence.
Proven capacity for end-to-end ownership of complex software components—from initial design and development through to successful delivery and deployment, consistently demonstrating effective cross-functional team collaboration.
Exceptional problem-solving skills coupled with a demonstrated ability to effectively diagnose, mitigate, and resolve critical production incidents during on-call rotation.
Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written) and a proven track record of leading team collaboration, driving technical consensus, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent practical experience in building large-scale, enterprise-level solutions.
Other Qualification
Familiarity with cryptographic/encryption technologies & procedures (AES, RSA, Hash, FIPS, etc) and systems like Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Certificate Authority (CA), Key Management Systems (KMS) or Hardware Security Modules (HSM).
Experience with SaaS architecture.
**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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