Software Development Engineer - Authorization and Configurable Security - workday

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About the Team

About the Role

As a Software Engineer within the Security Platform organization, you will play a critical role in building and scaling our next-generation authorization frameworks, access control systems, and distributed data security models. You will own complex features end-to-end, write high-quality critical path code, participate in on-call rotations, and collaborate on system design to ensure Workday’s global security infrastructure remains robust, performant, and secure.

About You

Basic Qualification

5+ years experience in software development engineering including designing, developing, and deploying software solutions.

4+ years experience in the following programming languages: Java, Go, or Scala.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Other Qualification

Solid ability in Algorithmic Thinking, including utilizing distributed data structures, trees, and graphs, to design and implement efficient solutions for high-throughput, low-latency access control systems.

Working knowledge of API Development, including RESTful API and gRPC design principles and experience in building and securing microservices-based authorization endpoints.

Good understanding of Code Testing methodologies, such as unit, integration, and security-focused testing, and experience with JUnit, Mockito, or similar testing frameworks.

Good understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles like encapsulation, abstraction, and polymorphism and their application in software design.