# Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineering) at Workday

- Company: Workday
- What the company does: Experience a new way to work with Sana and agentic AI from Workday. Backed by Greylock, NEA and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.workday.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: 3 Locations
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $176K to $264K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-07
- Apply by: 2026-12-22
- Apply: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Senior-Software-Engineer--Data-Engineering-_JR-0111341?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/workday-senior-software-engineer-data-engineering/

## About the role

In this role, you will contribute to the ingestion, discoverability, governance, derivation, and serving of data for Workday's Classic Machine Learning and agentic initiatives. You'll be working hands-on with technologies like Python, Spark, AWS Infra, Kafka, Terraform/Kubernetes, and Iceberg. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BSc or MSc in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Distributed Systems or a related field
- 4+ years proficiency in at least two of the following programming languages: Java, Scala, Python
- 4+ years in data engineering or related field(s)
- Working knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and managed services (AWS, GCP)
- Experience with at least one of these data engineering technologies: Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg, Apache Avro, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink


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