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 20% 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 (80) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , 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 761 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 468 reviews)); "Benefits are great and competitive." ((in 401 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 373 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 172 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 151 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 145 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 113 reviews)); "Low morale with constant layoffs." ((in 74 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 35 reviews))

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

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271 reviews

3.0

Apr 30, 2021

People are good, leadership is not

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The community is great The people are really nice and capable

Cons

Leadership doesn't care about it's employees, only insofar as they make leadership look good.

5.0

Apr 21, 2021

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment with very friendly workers

Cons

Sometimes very political in terms of work to be done and projects

5.0

Apr 10, 2021

NA

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance and great coworkers

Cons

Org moving a little bit slow

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