Sr Associate Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

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 Since 2005, Workday has been redefining how organisations manage their people and finances — and we are just getting started. With a global footprint and customers across every industry, we are driven by a shared passion for building technology that makes work life better for everyone. Innovation, collaboration, and excellence are not just values here — they are how we operate every day. Join the Gateways team, responsible for the API Gateways at Workday, spanning across Dublin, Ireland, USA and India. Our services are the critical entry point for extensive integrations, ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient communication. We handle high volumes of traffic, performing essential API gateway functions while building and maintaining a robust, scalable system using innovative technologies. Beyond keeping the day-to-day operations running smoothly, we act as a key enabler for innovative projects across Workday and its broader ecosystem, continuously assessing how to apply emerging technologies to improve our services. About the Role As a Software Engineer on the Gateways team, you will play an important role in building and maintaining the API gateway services that power Workday's integration layer. You will work with technologies such as Scala, Akka HTTP, and Akka Streams to develop highly scalable and resilient distributed systems that handle significant traffic volumes. Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of services that every Workday integration and API call depends on. You will contribute clean, well-documented, and testable code, participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions, and collaborate with multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain API Gateway services using Scala, Akka HTTP, and Akka Streams Implement robust routing, validation, authentication, and transformation logic Contribute to the development of highly scalable and resilient distributed systems Write clean, well-documented, and testable code Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions Diagnose and resolve production issues, including on-call support Collaborate with multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions Contribute to improving the efficiency and reliability of services About You Basic Qualifications 3 years of experience in software engineering, developing and delivering scalable software applications or services 2 years of experience with Scala or Java. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience Other Qualifications Solid understanding of algorithmic thinking, with the ability to design, implement, and analyse efficient algorithms for data processing and automated reasoning tasks to ... (truncated, view full listing at source)