Is Workday a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Workday have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 274 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 Developer Jobs at Workday now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Workday .

Does Workday pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Workday with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 274 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Workday.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Workday?

56% of Developer employees at Workday would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 20% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated Workday with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (264) , 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 751 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 450 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 410 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 378 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 145 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 117 reviews)); "Low morale with constant layoffs." ((in 73 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews))

Workday Developer reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

51% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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Developer employees have rated Workday with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 274 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

274 reviews

2.0

Oct 4, 2025

Not as before

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary 10% above avg on the market

Cons

1. Layoffs. They told us it's because of AI, but after 6 months started to hire in India like crazy. They almost stopped hiring developers in other places. 2. Almost no promotions. Rare ones are given to one's who are politically loud, keen doing nothing else. 3. They stopped giving refreshes to many people based on rules like "25% shouldn't get them", no matter how hard they worked

Workday Response

9mo

Thank you for sharing this feedback. We recommend having a candid discussion on this topic with your People Leader in an upcoming one-on-one meeting to better understand your compensation alignment and how this ties to performance. If you are looking for alternative avenues to raise these concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com) or our SpeakUp reporting hotline (which allows reporters to remain anonymous). We know the recent restructuring has been difficult. These were hard decisions and we’re committed to supporting those impacted during this transition.

4.0

Sep 15, 2025

software engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance and work load

Cons

not a lot of room for growth

Workday Response

9mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Caring for our Workmates is a core value that continues to guide us, and your input plays an important role in that. We sincerely appreciate your perspective.

4.0

Sep 15, 2025

Salary and benefits are good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits and people

Cons

XO language is proprietary technology, then all material are internal documentation.

Workday Response

9mo

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback; we truly value it. We're delighted to note the positive aspects you've mentioned. Your honesty and openness contribute significantly to making Workday a workplace we're proud of.

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