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 Backend engineer. Peakon teams own their roadmap, work collaboratively and include engineering, UI/UX design, and product management.The Peakon Intelligent Listening 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 product development, architecture, and evolution of the Peakon platform.You will be a key contributor in functional, technical and architectural discussions within a full stack, cross functional engineering team, working closely with engineers, product managers, designers and engineering leaders to drive the product & technical direction of our platform forward.As part of the Peakon Intelligent Listening team at Workday, you'll:Be an integral member of a cross-functional team in an agile environmentCollaborate with other engineers, designers, the team’s product manager and QA to build and deliver impactful features for senior leaders at enterprise-level companies who use PeakonRegularly review and discuss other engineer’s code to find the best solution for the problem at handParticipate in discussions with other engineers about the future of back-end at PeakonUse your technical expertise to contribute towards building a best-in-class productOur techWe make it a priority to stay on the cutting edge of tech. We are highly motivated by learning and growing in our roles, and constantly evolving is a key part of that.We believe there is great value in a shared toolchain, which is why our tech stack centers around JavaScript, with Node.js on the server and React on the frontend. To prevent runtime errors in our frontend applications, we have recently introduced TypeScript. Ultimately we believe that our tech stack needs to evolve as our industry evolves.We are hosted on AWS and we use PostgreSQL (through RDS), Redis and ElasticSearch for storage. We rely heavily on automated testing on all levels of the application, with thousands of tests checking every commit to our code base. We use Buildkite for continuous integration to make sure our most recent changes are always available to test, and we deploy code to our production environment every day.About YouBasic Qualifications3+ years of experience with hands-on backend developmentYou have worked in an agile team setting, using collaborative tools for version control, code reviews and product developmentOther QualificationsYou are familiar with a Node.js based ecosystem or willing to put in the extra work at the beginning to make the switchYou have a product mindset and enjoy experimenting to find innovative solutions to customer needsYou have a good understanding of agile product development and what it takes to bring a product from idea into the hands of customers, through design proposals & collaboratively refining requirements together as a team You have experience building web applications with an understanding of scalability, high availability, latency and throughputYou are open to the opinions of others and constructively discussing solutions to find the best one for the challenge at handYou’re a team player who strives to better not only themselves, but everyone around themYou 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 EnglishOur 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.Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
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