Sr Associate Software Development Engineer at Workday · Chennai

Sr Associate Software Development Engineer Location: IND.Chennai 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 Workday, founded in 2005, stands as a groundbreaking force in the human capital and financial management industry, with a global presence and a diverse array of customers. Across our offices worldwide, our teams are united by a shared dedication to innovation, collaboration, and excellence! In Workday’s Performance Test Frameworks team, we are dedicated to empowering workmate productivity through our innovative platforms, tools, and services. We own and operate a developer testing platform that enables test execution with Workday stack deployment and provides robust capabilities for test management, performance analytics, and regression reporting. Our team is driven by a genuine passion for problem-solving and innovation, and we focus on delivering exceptional customer service. About the Role We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Sr Associate Software Development Engineer to join our team. You will play a critical role in building, scaling, and maintaining our Docker-based platform, enabling our engineering organization to deliver products quickly and reliably. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, tackle challenging problems, and contribute to the foundation of our infrastructure. This role requires a strong technical background, a passion for automation, and a collaborative mindset. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and implement solutions for our Docker platform, including infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools. Build and maintain core platform components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. Automate and optimize: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments using tools like Ansible, Terraform and Team City. Provide support and solving for platform-related issues, working closely with development teams to resolve problems. Implement and maintain security guidelines for the platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform components and processes. Actively participate in knowledge transfer sessions within the team. Collaborate effectively with other engineers, development teams, and customers across multiple locations and time zones. Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in the platform engineering space. About You You take pride in: Designing resilient, multi-cloud distributed systems. Building automation that eliminates toil. Ensuring security, Hyper automation, and disaster-recovery for critical platform services. Using strong engineering fundamentals to build reliable, tested, observable systems. Balancing feature delivery with operational excellence and long-term platform health. You thrive at the intersection of infrastructure + software engineering and enjoy building robust abstractions and APIs that empower developers. Basic Qualifications: 2–5 years of experience in software development engineering, preferably within a SaaS environment Hands-on development experience in Go, Python, or a similar systems language. Solid understanding of Docker concepts, architecture, and administration. Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience. Other Qualifications: Agile methodologies: Solid understanding of  agile or scrum concepts. Solid understanding of how to build or maintain CI/CD pipelines and tools like TeamCity, Jenkins, or ArgoCD. Problem-solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Testing: Experience with performance testing methodologies, including telemetry and metadata collection, to analyze and optimize system performance. 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. At Workday, we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience where all candidates can fully demonstrate their skills. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point, please email accommodations@workday.com. Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process! At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security.  Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not. In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.