Is Workday a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer?

Software Development Engineer professionals working at Workday have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 78 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Workday employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer Jobs at Workday now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer interview questions at Workday .

Does Workday pay Software Development Engineer employees well?

Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Workday with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 78 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries at Workday.

How happy are Software Development Engineer professionals working at Workday?

58% of Software Development Engineer employees at Workday would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 25% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Workday with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What Workday locations are top rated by Software Development Engineer employees?

Pleasanton is the top rated Workday location by Software Development Engineer employees.

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 (58) , 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 755 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 465 reviews)); "Well paid and good benefits" ((in 416 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 375 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 164 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 152 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 116 reviews)); "Low morale with constant layoffs." ((in 73 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 34 reviews))

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

100% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer employees have rated Workday with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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78 reviews

4.0

May 31, 2022

Sr Associate Software Developmemt Engineer

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, decent pay, good benefits.

Cons

Proprietary language, proprietary tools- not ideal for gaining skills in software generally.

5.0

May 27, 2022

Great people and WLB

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people. caring and great support. the company has great potential

Cons

nothing. the tech stack is a bit behind but the team is making changes

3.0

May 2, 2022

I have a 1% salary increase!

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is great except for promotion and salary

Cons

I have a 1% salary raise for this cycle. What would you do if you have a 1% salary increase

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