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 8.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Workday .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Workday?

54% of Software Developer employees at Workday would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 25% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Workday with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 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 (229) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (95) , Software Development Engineer (79) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Director (47) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37) , Program Manager (36)

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 750 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 469 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 407 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 375 reviews)); "pay and boss are good" ((in 173 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 154 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 140 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 109 reviews)); "Recent layoffs are creating uncertainty" ((in 78 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 33 reviews))

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3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(271 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

41% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

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

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271 reviews

3.0

Dec 4, 2025

Don't work here if you take programming serious

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay - Unlimited PTO

Cons

- Garbage proprietary programming language - "Technical leaders" with experience only in said garbage proprietary language - Slow development—calls themselves agile, but they are really waterfall - No ability to innovate within the technical ecosystem - Very behind on the times (from a technical perspective)

Workday Response

6mo

We appreciate you taking the time to share your review. To help ensure every Workmate has a great employee experience, we encourage you to share your feedback with your manager or a People & Purpose representative as soon as possible. If you're open to providing more insight, you can also email our Employee Relations team at employee.relations@workday.com or use the SpeakUp reporting hotline to share concerns anonymously.

2.0

Nov 11, 2025

Circling the drain

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Additional PTO via Thank you days are nice.

Cons

There is virtually no new hiring for US/Canada/Ireland positions, jobs are being offshored to India. The problems caused by offshore teams cost us a lot of time and money and surely no net gains. They also made promotions much more difficult to come by. 50% in-office requirement.

Workday Response

6mo

Firstly, thank you for leaving a review. We are grateful that you gave us your opinion so we can contemplate and determine ways to make our Workmates feel respected, have transparent communication and improve the overall experience. Feel free to contact our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com) if you wish to speak to us more about your experience.

4.0

Nov 10, 2025

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule. A lot of nice benefits

Cons

No more hiring in HCOL. Big change in leadership. Change in culture.

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