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 757 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 475 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 407 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 364 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 176 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 140 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 111 reviews)); "As an induvial its incredibility difficult to be noticed and now in 2022, they had many layoffs." ((in 74 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 33 reviews))

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Workday Software Developer reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

45% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

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

5.0

Sep 26, 2018

really great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very enjoyable, lots of perks

Cons

I do not think there is cons

5.0

Jun 29, 2018

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great package, great culture, great people

Cons

Proprietary Language, hard work (but that’s a good thing too)

4.0

Mar 10, 2018

Solid Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, flexible working hours.

Cons

XpressO is a limited language.

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