Senior software developer Jobs in Boulder, CO

About the Role

In this role, you will contribute to a cloud ops platform that enables ingestion of data from internal and external producers, computes and aggregate meaningful, curated data sets, the surfaces these sets to Workday Front-End components or as embedded contextual data for AI/ML inference generation and agentic workflows.

We utilize technologies like Kubernetes, Spark, Python, Java, XO, Terraform, Kubernetes, Iceberg, EMR, and Sagemaker.

About You

Basic Qualifications (Senior Software Engineer):

• 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Distributed Systems or a related field

• 3+ years proficiency in at least two of the following programming languages: Java, Scala, Python

• 3+ years in cloud engineering or related field(s)

• Working knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and managed services (AWS, GCP)

• Experience with at least one of these data engineering technologies: Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg, Kubernetes, Terraform AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Basic Qualifications (Software Engineer):

• 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Distributed Systems or a related field

• 3+ years proficiency in at least two of the following programming languages: Java, Scala, Python

• 3+ years in cloud engineering or related field(s)

• Working knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure and managed services (AWS, GCP)

• Experience with at least one of these data engineering technologies: Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg, Kubernetes, Terraform AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Other Qualifications:

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

• Experience in delivering a service from writing code to deploying in production: continuous integration (Jenkins), virtualisation (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes, Terraform)

• Experience utilizing AI-Code Generation tools such as ClaudeCode, Windsurf, Cursor etc

• Experience creating scalable service endpoints to retrieve data

• Track record of working with logging, monitoring, metrics, stats technologies, such as: Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, Hive, etc

• Proficient collaborating with teammates to design, maintain and improve sophisticated object-oriented software following clean code standard methodology;

• A testing/quality approach - unit, system/integration and end-to-end testing, TDD, feature toggles, and canary deployments

• Exposure to operating system concepts covering memory and storage, threading and concurrency, networking and sockets, and process management

• An understanding and experience with topics related to performance and scale, security, availability, deployment and operations

• Experience being responsible for a service in production with experience of production triage and on-call

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please .

Primary Location: CAN.BC.VancouverPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $140,000 CAD - $210,000 CADAdditional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $123,900 USD - $222,000 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $130,400 - $195,600 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:

10/15/2026