Workday Software Enginerer reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(243 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

51% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Software Enginere employees have rated Workday with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 243 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginere professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginere professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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243 reviews
4.0
Apr 14, 2026

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, good management interesting projects. Working with products at this scale that are used by many top companies is an excellent opportunity.

Cons

Expresso can be tricky to get used to

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Workday Response
2mo
Thank you for your thoughtful review. We're aware that there's always room to grow, but at Workday, we take pride in our dedication to our Workmates and the 'employee first' ethos we've embedded since day one. We value your feedback as well as the praise you have provided in your review.
1.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is still decent, but continuously getting worse. There are a few people left that still have talent.

Cons

Pretty much everything else. Workday hires cheap resources while expecting quality work. The VPs hired in the past year are all worthless. The goal of Workday is to layoff as many people as possible to squeeze the profits. Switching back to the old CEO (who approved all of the layoffs done by the prior CEO, mind you) is supposed to magically fix everything? Good luck with that. The goals never changed because the old CEO approved everything the prior CEO did. Don't believe me? What did the old CEO do to make up for everything the prior CEO did? Did they re-hire and re-train the people laid off? No. Did they give a bonus to everyone who is still stuck here? No. Did they bring back any of the benefits that the prior CEO took away? No. Oh, but they did offer a Workday-branded gift, so that's nice, I guess? Oh, and AI is now extra extra important, emphasis on the double extra! So what's the new direction? Oh, just use AI more? Okay! Do you like taking two months to get onboarded because no one knows how to get you access to what you need? Do you enjoy listening to leadership that sounds just like chatgpt? Do you look forward to security taking tools away from you because they're "not secure" despite the tools being built and developed by a company LARGER than Workday? Then this is a great place for you! If you're desperate, Workday is a great company to coast at while you look for better opportunities.

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Workday Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing this feedback. We take all feedback, positive or negative, very seriously at Workday. We strive to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for all of our employees. We’re available to discuss your concerns and explore any opportunities for improvement. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly at our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com) to discuss your experience in more detail. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we will do our best to address any issues you may have encountered.
4.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Large scale of engineering problems

Cons

Bloated enterprise (low velocity engineering work)

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Workday Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your experience at Workday. It is fantastic to hear you've enjoyed a good work-life balance and the scale of work. We are pleased to hear life as a Workmate is a good one!
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