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 275 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 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 275 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% 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?

53% 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 4.0 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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3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

45% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Workday with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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275 reviews

4.0

Aug 8, 2022

Great Work Life Balance Low Stress

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Deadlines aren't super tight Lot of flexibility to take time off - some engineers take months off at a time Low stress environment

Cons

Technology is old with little strategy to replace Not a lot of projects sometimes

1.0

Jul 10, 2022

Bloated enterprise software

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Subpar talent Low pay Proprietary language Bloated product

5.0

Jun 9, 2022

Great Culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the rare companies where employees are put first, which is reflected on compensation, culture, diversity and career development

Cons

Big company, so if you need more visibility and recognition, then you need to put extra effort

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