Manager, Software Development Engineering, API Gateways

About the Role

A successful candidate will lead multiple priorities with bold deadlines, be passionate about building high-quality enterprise applications, and be innovative in their approaches to technical delivery, process and operations, and relationship-building.

You are a leader, a coach, and a mentor - you will lead with heart and empathy, inspire your teams, galvanize in times of pressure, and equip teams and team members for success. You are a business leader with a growth mindset - you will use your technical expertise to challenge the status quo, find opportunities for positive change, and work with your partners to ensure sustainable business success for Workday. You will promote a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are happy, energized and engaged, and who are excited to come to work every day.

As the Engineering Manager, you will have the opportunity to :

Partner and collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders to prioritize, plan and deliver first-rate experiences for Workday customers

Drive the activities of engineering scrum teams delivering innovative features for customers in key markets outside the United States.

Co-ordinate the analysis, design, programming, debugging, and improvement of high-quality Workday product(s)

Engage with Development, Product, Engineering, Research / UX, Agility, Doc-writing, and Customer Support colleagues - and with Workday customers - to identify, discuss, debate and ultimately solve customer issues in increasingly innovative ways

Understand and promote industry-standard methodologies

Coach and mentor team members to help them to be at their best, assisting with career growth and personal development

Personify and promote the Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability

Combine strong people leadership skills with deep technical

Join us in this pivotal role and be part of a team where your contributions truly matter.

About You

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of experience building and directly managing impactful engineering teams

4+ years of experience developing applications using Cloud-based technologies

5+ years of experience with object-oriented or functional design and programming with Java or Scala

5+ years of experience with one or more web service technologies like SOAP, REST, GraphQL, Swagger, JSON, WSDL, XML, etc.

Familiarity with distributed systems concepts and fault-tolerant software.

SRE & DevOps collaborations / Site Reliability Engineering exposure.

Proficient in agile methodologies, tools such as Jira and accustomed to fast-paced environments

Proven track record of coordinating the development and delivery of complex software projects

Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience

Other Qualifications

Experience with Akka HTTP and Akka Stream is a plus.

Intermediate level understanding and experience with containerized applications such as Kubernetes (K8), AWS cloud services and technologies.

You see software development as a team sport and thrive in a highly collaborative and agile culture where you’re always guiding and learning

You have a strong focus on delivering high-quality software products, continuous innovation, and you value test automation and performance engineering

You are proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that you start

You demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to positively influence important issues or decisions in a multi-functional environment

You have the ability to communicate technical complexity in simple terms to both technical and nontechnical audiences