Is Workday a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Workday have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 274 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Workday employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Workday now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Workday .

Does Workday pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Workday with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 274 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Workday.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Workday?

54% of Software Developer employees at Workday would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 21% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Workday with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (266) , Account Executive (231) , Product Manager (97) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Software Development Engineer (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (59) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

What are the pros of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 740 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 470 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 427 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 370 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 179 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 150 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 138 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 108 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 73 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 33 reviews))

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3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

45% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Workday with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 274 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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274 reviews

4.0

Dec 17, 2022

Good company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good managment and nice employees form my experience

Cons

Too political. They need to leave politics out of work.

5.0

Nov 20, 2022

Workday

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture and people are very helpful

Cons

The proprietary language can impact your skill set

4.0

Nov 19, 2022

A good start to my career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work, opportunity to learn if on a good team.

Cons

Very team dependant on your experience, pay isn't as good as other companies

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