Sr Software Development Engineer

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 The Deployment Technology organization supports Workday's product strategy and roadmap by delivering secure, agentic capabilities that eliminate the historic complexities associated with deploying and continuously optimizing the platform. By using innovative tools like the Configuration Cloud and automated migration intelligence, the team effectively bridges deep software expertise with scalable, customer-controlled technology. This focus empowers both customers and partners to confidently transition technical tasks to intelligent systems, allowing them to focus on high-value business outcomes. Our team is fast-paced, collaborative, and customer-focused — if you enjoy solving meaningful technical problems that directly improve the experience of Workday's customers and partners, this is a team where you can make a real impact! About the Role Partner with cross-functional engineering teams, product management, and platform/infrastructure leadership to define and drive the technical strategy for Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) capabilities within the Deployment Technology organization. Design and build systems that manage the full lifecycle of data — retention, archival, tiering, purge/deletion, backup and restore, and migration — ensuring compliant, efficient, and reliable operation at scale. Proactively identify systemic risks and scalability bottlenecks across data retention pipelines and deployment processes, and design engineering mitigations that span multiple services and release trains. Lead standardization and continuous improvement efforts for data lifecycle tooling and deployment processes across the Deployment Technology organization. Facilitate technical design reviews and architecture discussions with senior engineering and product stakeholders on DLM and deployment systems. Deliver regular technical updates to engineering leadership covering system health, deployment readiness, data compliance milestones, and risk mitigation for DLM initiatives. Shape engineering best practices for data lifecycle and deployment tooling, and mentor engineers across the team. About You Basic Qualifications 8+ years of experience in software development engineering — architecting, building, and scaling robust and efficient software systems — ideally including exposure to data management, storage systems, or deployment/release engineering. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Other Qualifications: Strong algorithmic thinking, with expertise in data structures, graph algorithms, and dynamic programming, a