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

Software Developer professionals working at Workday have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 271 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 Software Developer Jobs at Workday now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Workday .

Does Workday pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Workday with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 271 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Workday.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Workday?

55% of Software Developer employees at Workday would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software 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 (262) , Account Executive (230) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (79) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Director (47) , 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 749 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 467 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 430 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 373 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 167 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 150 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 140 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 110 reviews)); "they have restructured a lot recently and held multiple layoffs." ((in 71 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews))

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Workday Software Developer reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(271 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

51% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Workday with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 271 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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271 reviews

5.0

Jun 2, 2024

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay - Great benefits - Great work-life balance

Cons

No real cons to speak of. Could earn slightly more at big tech but with likely a worse work-life balance.

Workday Response

Thank you for sharing your experience at Workday. It is fantastic to hear you've enjoyed our work-life balance. We are pleased to hear life as a Workmate is a good one!

2.0

May 23, 2024

Management are terrible

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some benefits i.e RSU and health benefits Some Colleague are great to work with and help provide a great working environment

Cons

- Development methods are terrible - Functionally of product is terrible, making development more stressful , thus Customers subscription are lower which has had knock on effect to the stock price - Direction of the company is on downward spiral which is complimented by the company stock price - Management do not listen - Management decision making is terrible - it's slow, erratic and makes no sense, Causing development teams to work longer hours - Management blame teams for delays and issues but it's the lack of leadership slowing development times and lowering team morale - Some colleagues are only staying bcoz of the stock they have

Workday Response

Thank you for sharing this feedback. We take all feedback, positive or negative, very seriously at Workday. We strive to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for all of our employees. We’d love to speak with you more about your concerns and see if there is anything we can do to improve. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly on our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com) to discuss your experience in more detail. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we’ll do our best to address any issues you may have encountered.

5.0

May 11, 2024

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

wlb, good coworkers, nice campus

Cons

pay could be better, things move at a snail place sometimes

Workday Response

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!

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