Software Engineering Manager

Pleasanton, CA, United States

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

Are you passionate about building and leading talented engineering teams? Does leading edge technology rock your world? Are you curious about distributed transaction processing, in-memory object graphs, and interested in developing compute frameworks that scale to the biggest enterprises in the world?

Workday has an immediate opening within the CORE Compute group for an experienced development manager. The Compute team builds and owns the transaction processing engine and frameworks that enable all Workday applications and develops code at the very heart of Workday’s technology stack. If this excites you, Give us a shout! About the Role

What you'll do:

Lead a team of dynamic software developers to build and maintain core distributed compute platforms and frameworks that supports application development in SaaS environment. Provide overall direction and guidance to the team.

Provide coaching, mentoring and support to the direct report staff in both technical and non-technical issues. Ensure high productivity of the team members. Provide support for their career growth and personal development.

Understand the business strategy and goals, translating those into actionable objectives and key results

Plan releases and schedule development. Provide estimates and initial assessment for proposed development tasks. Track and report progress of the project against key milestones. Balance resources with task assignments. Ensure on-time and high quality delivery of the project.

Work closely with cross functional teams towards operational excellence

Keep feature stakeholders updated throughout the development cycle. Provide liaison with relevant parties, including product management, QA, other development teams, production, product support, etc., to facilitate the release process. Manage development related customer escalation when needed.

Contribute to process improvement within a development organization. Institute and adopt best engineering practices.

Your background includes:

Passion for software development and building a strong engineering team. Ability to motivate and inspire the team.

5+ years experience in enterprise software development, 5+ years OO software design and development experience, 3+ years experience in leading a software development team.

Strong organizational skills. Experience in planning and execution of software development projects. Exposure to agile development methodologies.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Strong ability to mentor developers. Good at recruiting and team building.

Ability to thrive in a fast paced startup environment.

BS in Computer Science or related fields.

Strong technical knowledge in software development.

Knowledge in Object Oriented runtime system and in-memory distributed computing a strong plus

About You

In this leadership role you will drive highly technical initiatives and empower your team members to innovate and continuously deliver critical business capabilities and enhancements. An ideal candidate for this role will be a hands-on technical leader.

Basic Qualifications

8+ years of OO software design and development experience

5+ years experience in Agile development

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Other Qualifications:

Capable of being a hands-on software development leader

Deep understanding of software development life cycle

Excited to support team members career growth and development

Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical audiences

Ensures a psychologically safe environment for team members

Excited to innovate and explore modern technologies to build new and exciting features/capabilities

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $156,000 USD - $234,000 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $121,600 USD - $234,000 USD

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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