Workday Software Engineer reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)
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Aneel Bhusri

51% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Workday with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Workday is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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275 reviews
4.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well Good work life balance

Cons

Not super optimistic about company future

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Workday Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience at Workday. We're delighted to know that you've been making the most of your time with us and have been benefiting from a good work-life balance. This feedback is incredibly valuable as it helps us provide an even better working experience and benefits for our Workmates.
1.0
Jul 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

no expectation to work outside of 9-5

Cons

- work harder than ever and your manager decides to pay you less than last year (no stock refresh) - most of the engineers are still using the proprietary programming language and any effort to move to a regular programming language didn't go anywhere

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Workday Response
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Firstly, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We will take this feedback internally to drive further improvements. Remember, you can also raise your concerns directly with your Manager or People & Purpose, or feel free to contact our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com), and our SpeakUp reporting hotline where concerns can be raised anonymously.
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