Manager, Software Development Engineer

Manager, Software Development Engineer — Workday Join to apply for the Manager, Software Development Engineer role at Workday. Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun‑drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About The Team We are looking for an experienced software engineering manager to lead a team of motivated and engaged UI developers. Your primary focus will be to guide the evolution of a platform that facilitates modern frontend web application development, providing our engineers with robust and efficient tools, components, and libraries. A key mission will be driving the adoption of our modernised UI throughout our entire application suite. Responsibilities Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing team of UI developers. Technical Vision & Execution: Drive the team’s technical strategy in designing, developing, and delivering high‑quality, reusable React components and applications. Oversee the migration of legacy components. Collaboration: Partner closer with UX design and product management stakeholders to ensure the best possible end‑user experience. Effectively communicate technical strategy and project status to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders to drive alignment. Platform & Engineering Excellence: Champion a UI platform to provide an empowering and efficient developer experience for frontend engineers. Contribute to and uphold engineering best practices in testing, performance, and code quality. Project Management: Guide the team through the full software development lifecycle, ensuring clear requirements, effective planning, and timely delivery of technical projects. Qualifications 3+ years of experience building and directly managing impactful engineering teams. 10+ years experience developing commercial web applications. Experience with modern front end web technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, CSS, HTML. You view software development as a team sport and thrive in a highly collaborative, agile culture. You have a strong focus on delivering high‑quality software products, continuous innovation, and you value test automation and performance engineering. You are proactive and able to deliver on initiatives that you start. Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in‑person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in‑office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote “home office” roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter. Additional Information Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process At Workday, we value our candidates’ privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. Please be aware of sites that may ask you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not. In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday. #J-18808-Ljbffr