Workday Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

100% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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
Oct 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The team culture at here is genuinely supportive. Colleagues are approachable, and there's a real sense of collaboration instead of unhealthy competition. WLB is good.

Cons

Limited Career Growth for now.

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Workday Response
9mo
Thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience working at Workday. Our goal is to create an open and diverse culture at Workday and we value feedback like this as we strive to become an even better company for our Workmates!
4.0
Sep 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work-life balance - People and management

Cons

- Early career employees lose out on core years of work in App development - Big company, so promotions are harder to come by

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Workday Response
9mo
We truly appreciate you taking the time to offer your feedback. At our core, we believe in the importance of looking after our Workmates, and this remains a foundational value for us. Your perspectives are invaluable to us. Thank you.
3.0
Sep 14, 2025

It's OK

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Direct Managers generally look for areas to improve on - Teammates are wonderful and great to work with

Cons

- Promotions are hard to come by these days - Priorities keep changing

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Workday Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We strive to make our Workmates a priority in everything we do. As supporting our people is one of our core values, your input is genuinely appreciated.
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