I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Workday in Oct 2018
Interview
I talked to Workday at my Career Fair and was offered an on-site interview for the next day. The first interview was a 45 minute technical interview, walking through a UML diagram. The contacted me about a week later and invited me to do a second round 45 minutes behavioral phone interview. This interview was with a manager and was all about my experience with object-orientated programming. It was more technical that I had expected - he asked a lot about OOP concepts which I was not expecting since it was said to be behavioral. My interviewer was very passionate about the culture at Workday and it was nice to hear his experiences. Three days later, they emailed me saying they would like to extend an offer for the internship.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Workday
Interview
Was referred by a friend in October 2018. Had an on-campus interview, followed shortly by a behavior interview by phone. The interview was mostly analyzing relationships in a UML diagram, and no coding.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (Dublín, Dublín)
Interview
A technical recruiter reached out to me about" Application Development" positions at the company. I replied with some interest and it went from there.
Round 1: Phone interview with a Software Manager. Basically a phone screening to get a feel of your abilities and competency in basic OO concepts, as well as some questions about your CV.
Round 2: Tech test in the form of a screenshare, with two developers. Required to model a real-life scenario using UML. They take it in stages by giving you the requirements and then asking you to progressively add to what you have done. Only class/object diagrams involved.
Round 3: One day of onsite interviews, focusing on System Architecture, QA and cultural fit. A co-ordinator will give you a call before this to give you a rundown of what questions you should prepare for.
Overall, an easy enough interview and the interviewers are nice and friendly.
Got good feedback for the interviews. However, no offer received because "requirements changed" and the role that I applied for was no longer available, which I was half expecting because a previous Glassdoor user had posted something similar happening to them.
Also worth noting, there is a difference between a "Software Application Engineer" and a "Software Development Engineer" at Workday. Application Engineers work with a proprietary language called Xpresso, which is not your typical programming language. Development Engineers are the ones who use traditional languages for their work. Something to be aware of.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk to them about the architecture of a system that you've worked on.