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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Software Engineer

Workday Reston, VA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$145,500 - $218,300 USD per year

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Description

We’re Workday, a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. We focus on outcomes that serve a larger mission, particularly in the U.S. federal government sector.

About the Role This role will support 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.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Managers and QA Engineers on functional design and analysis of requirements
  • Lead the design and development of products in a metadata-driven environment
  • Build and maintain robust, efficient, and maintainable code using an object-oriented framework and class modeling
  • Troubleshoot customer-reported issues
  • Mentor and learn from other team members through pair programming, code reviews, hackathons, etc.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience with UML, web application development, or SaaS technologies
  • 6+ years of experience with design and development using an object-oriented language such as Java, Python, C#, C++, etc.
  • 6+ years of experience designing/developing business applications
  • 6+ years of experience with design and analysis of software for performance

Nice to Have

  • Experience leading agile/scrum teams, providing technical guidance, and mentoring junior engineers
  • Experience with JSON, REST, and GraphQL
  • Strong knowledge and application of key design patterns in object-oriented development
  • Experience in developing applications that prioritize usability and configurability
  • Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience
  • Preferred DoD 8570/8140 compliant with at least IAT Level II certification

What We Offer

  • Annualized base salary ranges: $145,500 - $218,300 USD for the primary location, and $131,600 - $233,900 USD for additional US locations
  • Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus
  • Annual refresh stock grants
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements, with at least 50% of time spent in the office or in the field each quarter

Skills

Required

  • UML
  • web application development
  • SaaS
  • object-oriented language
  • Java
  • Python
  • C#
  • C++
  • design patterns

Nice to have

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USAVAReston/Sr-Software-Application-Engineer--US-Federal-_JR-0107994

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