Workday Software Development Engineer reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

100% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Workday with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 76 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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76 reviews
4.0
Nov 3, 2016
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Pros

There are some smart engineers who are passionate about the project. The product is more modern than competitors, so the company is in a very good place to expand. Culture and values are decent as a whole.

Cons

The talent pool is diluting as the company is trying to expand and hire as quickly as possible. Nepotism is rampant...family members on other family member's teams, alumni going to their respective schools and recruiting mediocre people because they like them, or they know them...it seems like nobody is kept accountable for the new hires. this company is truly on the path of becoming Oracle if there is no change...PLEASE look at all other companies who have expanded correctly...Google implemented hiring committees to stop this nepotism from ruining their talent, and look at where they are..their name still has that prestige, people know they are a good company, and that they make great products.

3.0
Jan 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- The leadership team is well connected to industry leaders, making it more likely the company will enjoy some success - The technology stack, though cumbersome and flawed, is better than competitive solutions. (Lets face it, enterprise software is not on the cutting edge) - Lots of salty snacks - Cool Halloween parties - Family friendly

Cons

- In order to work on anything remotely interesting or have any idea taken seriously, you have to be vetted by old timers (the trusted lieutenants, the capo-regime). If you aren't, then you will be digging ditches and carrying out the garbage (don't worry, theres a lot of it). Being vetted is inversely proportional to your critical thinking skills. - Your ideas are either a) not good OR b) not your ideas. It will take some time to convince you of this fact, but rest assured, you will be convinced. - The company has strategically decided not to invest in growing/mentoring senior software developers. If you are junior, you will have a path forward. If you are a vetted senior (i.e principal), you can proceed in any which way you like. Good ideas/work are rewarded, bad ideas/poor decisions are washed clean of your name.

5.0
Aug 4, 2015

Workday

Recommend
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Pros

- awesome work environment - relaxed and perfect work-life balance - engineers come to work almost everyday

Cons

- Can't think of any as of now

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