Senior Backend Software Engineer

Your work days are brighter here.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 TeamAs we grow the Peakon engineering team at Workday, we are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join us in Copenhagen, Denmark. Peakon teams own their roadmap, work collaboratively and include engineering, UI/UX design, and product management.The Peakon team at Workday is driven by the belief that we can radically change the world of work. We believe that when an organisation listens to employee feedback and empowers every employee to drive the change they want to see, it can create more fulfilling jobs and grow in ways never before imagined.We’re in the business of creating great places to work, so it should be no surprise that being a great place to work is our highest priority. With ambitions as big as ours, we see individual growth and development as the key strategy for growing our business.About the RoleYour focus will be to contribute to the development, architecture, and evolution of the Peakon platform.You will be a key contributor in technical and architectural discussions within the backend engineering team, working closely with peers and engineering leaders to drive the technical direction of our platform forward.You’ll also act as a role model, supporting your team members directly with continuous feedback through collaborative code reviews, technical mentoring and coaching.As part of the Peakon team at Workday, you'll:Be an integral member of a cross-functional team working in an agile environmentCollaborate with other engineers, designers, QAs, and the team’s product manager to deliver exciting and impactful features for employees across all levels at companies who use Peakon everydayRegularly review and discuss other engineer’s codeContribute to and provide guidance for architectural changes of high complexity with other engineers across all levelsParticipate in the hiring process, helping us continuously scale our engineering teamsUse your technical expertise to contribute towards building a best-in-class productAbout YouBasic Qualifications5+ years of experience with backend development3+ years designing and building large scale APIs using a common architectural style such as REST or GraphQLYou are experienced within a Node.js based ecosystemYou have worked in a team setting, using collaborative tools for version control and project management.You have experience doing code reviews and providing feedback to your colleaguesOther QualificationsYou have experience building web applications with an understanding of scalability, high availability, latency and throughputYou are open to opinions of others and constructively discuss solutions to find the best one for the challenge at handYou are able to quickly and accurately break down, estimate, prioritise, and deliver projects of high technical complexityYou have excellent verbal and written communication skills in EnglishAre you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!