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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 17, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Dublin, Dublin
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2018

      Interview

      Applied directly online, received a HR email inviting me to a screening call the next day. The screening call was relatively pleasant, establishing experience and expectations. They talked about the teams at a high level, asked about expected salary, explained benefits, and took questions. The next step was a video/Zoom call with a tech lead. He was very friendly and it was mostly an informal chat about experience and the team, and he finished with some behavioural and high level tech questions. He explained the next step was an online tech test, and following that an on-site interview where they would discuss the tech test solution, have an interview with the hiring manager, and lunch with the team. The tech test was through HackerRank, and tested JavaScript, CSS and HTML (as this was a front-end position). You are provided with a template project that renders a simple HTML components like input boxes, and you then implement some of missing functionality of these components. There was an additional 'optional extra' question about rendering a simple HTML chart. You have option of editing the files directly through HackerRank or cloning and pushing directly to a Git repo through a provided link. I submitted the test and was informed a few days later by HR that the additional extra question 'did not work' and they wouldn't be proceeding with the application. I tested extensively on my local Chrome, but did run into weird WebSocket and JavaScript errors appearing through the HackerRank console when I tried to preview my submission through there. I'm not sure if this factored into the failure or not. Overall it was a pleasant experience. Everyone came as very friendly and personable, and the general consensus of Glassdoor over Workday preferring 'soft' interview questions over 'hard' technical tests seems to be true for any preparing to interview here.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a technology that you introduced to your project or team.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What technologies or practices could you use to scale a back-end service?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Do you like working with and mentoring junior developers?
      Answer question
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      Other Senior Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Workday

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 19, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Vancouver, BC
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Workday (Vancouver, BC)

      Interview

      Really friendly interview process, the usual behavioral questions. Very little coding questions and all. Be prepared to talk about past work, strengths, weakness etc. Also research the role and job description carefully.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are your strengths and weakness? Why do you want to work here?
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      Workday response
      2w
      We aim to make the interview process both positive and informative, ensuring both you and our interviewers have the necessary insights to make a confident employment decision. Regardless of the result, we're pleased you had a positive experience and had the chance to meet some of our wonderful Workmates.

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      May 12, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Workday

      Interview

      The 1st round was with the Hiring Manager. Unlike many companies, Workday handled this differently — it was more of a casual discussion focused on behavior, past experience, and overall fit rather than a strict technical screening. The 2nd round focused on the AI projects I worked on. The discussion included topics like handling context overload, modal judgment, and practical challenges faced while building AI-driven solutions. The 3rd round was a coding and technical design round where problem-solving, system thinking, and implementation approaches were evaluated. The final round was a job-critical discussion focused mainly on RAG pipelines, LangChain, and related AI architecture concepts.
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      Workday response
      2mo
      We aim to make the interview process both positive and informative, ensuring both you and our interviewers have the necessary insights to make a confident employment decision. Regardless of the result, we're pleased you had a positive experience and had the chance to meet some of our wonderful Workmates.

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      May 14, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Workday (Chennai) in May 2026

      Interview

      I applied for the position through the company website and I was contacted by the recruiter. The recruiter was very professional and explained to me in detail on the interview steps, after which I was sent an email asking me to select the time slot for the first step which is the hiring manager round. Had a good conversation with the hiring manager. The discussions were on the projects which I have worked on. After the first round there has been no contact by the recruitment team till today. When I tried reaching out, I was ignored. I think these days companies are sunsetting the rejection email feature to save the cost or may be it is handled by AI , which might be thinking that such human courtesy is not required.
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      Workday interviews FAQs

      • Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Workday with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Workday overall takes an average of 29 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Workday as a Senior Software Engineer according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  42%

        One on one interview:  21%

        Skills test:  11%

        Presentation:  11%

        Group panel interview:  9%

        Personality test:  2%

        Background check:  2%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(266) ;
        2. Account Executive(231) ;
        3. Product Manager(97) ;
        4. Senior Software Engineer(97) ;
        5. Software Development Engineer(80) ;
        6. Consultant(67) ;
        7. Manager(59) ;
        8. Director(49) ;
        9. Senior Consultant(49) ;
        10. Software Applications Engineer(48) ;
        11. Sales(46) ;
        12. Corporate Sales Development(44) ;
        13. Customer Success Manager(37) ;
        14. Program Manager(37) ;
        15. Senior Product Manager(37) .


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