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 5.6% 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?

52% of Software Developer employees at Workday would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% 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 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (265) , Account Executive (231) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , 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 747 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 463 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 410 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 369 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 168 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 147 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 142 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 115 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 75 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews))

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3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

45% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Jan 25, 2021

Great Company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Workday has great culture, work/life balance and very friendly work environment.

Cons

As company grew fast, try to preserve the culture.

4.0

Jan 24, 2021

Talented people with nice perks

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented team with opportunity to grow. Nice perks

Cons

You have to sometimes work on proprietary tool which limits capabilities of coding solutions.

5.0

Jan 20, 2021

Good company to work for. No complaints

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture is really good

Cons

No cons so far here

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