Job Description

What is it like to spend a day as a Senior Software Engineer at Workiva?

Yesterday, Heather chose to work from home and concentrate on delivering her feature and cutting another production release. Today, Heather starts her day at the office with a free beverage from the cafeteria and double checks the automated CI/CD pipeline deployed her feature to prod, then reviews the Splunk dashboard for any abnormalities. Seeing no issues, she spends a couple of hours writing code on her latest ticket. During team standup, the team’s Delivery Manager alerts the team, now 6 engineers, that the code review column is filling up so Heather spends time following stand up, helping the team get unstuck. She reviews the code of a junior engineer who is both new to the team and Java, ultimately pairing with them to convey understanding of a tricky implementation of the Spring Framework.

Following lunch, Heather joins a discovery call related to a feature she owns, and finds out that something the customer really wants will require a simple code change and is something she can highlight at this year's internal developer conference. Following the meeting she creates a ticket to detail her findings. Heather is also refactoring an area of her team’s code that has been hard to support, so she spends time with the Staff Engineer, reviewing and learning from their proposed architectural changes. At the end of her day, Heather submits her latest code changes and verifies automated tests are all passing. Heather leaves the office satisfied that she’s making progress and making a difference for Workiva’s customers.

Wouldn’t you love to join Heather?

What You'll Do

Deliver and document team or group level technical solutions

Perform Code Reviews within your group’s products, components, and solutions; involve external stakeholders (Ex. Security, Architecture) where appropriate

Test software and write automated tests (unit, integration, functional, etc) with Wdesk solutions in mind

Debug and troubleshoot components across multiple service and application contexts

Engage with support teams in triaging and resolving production issues

Estimate (or assist in estimating) work at a team or project level

Participate in product discovery activities with customers and stakeholders

Establish key metrics to identify problems, suggest solutions, and drive resolution.

Mentor other engineers both technically and culturally

Communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences

May participate in Architecture Guilds related to their taxonomy group

May lead interns

May also perform one or more of the following roles at various times:

Role: Technical Lead

Role: Architect

What You'll Need

Experience

Minimum two years related experience, typical five years

Demonstrated expertise in programming to include a solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in one or more of: data structures, algorithms, object-oriented software design, and working with cloud-based distributed systems.

Demonstrated expertise working in modern programming languages such as Dart, JavaScript, Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, or C#

Expertise debugging complex systems or applications

Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Mobile computing, relational databases, database design, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services. Knowledge of HTTP and web protocols are a plus

Experience using one or more commercial databases

Experience building one or more of unit, integration, functional user acceptance, or contract tests

Experience as a technical mentor preferred

Experience leading projects or teams preferred

Experience working in an agile development environment preferred

Experience developing for service oriented architecture is a plus

Experience with Docker or other container systems is a plus

Experience with active or passive monitoring is a plus

Education:

B.S./M.S. in CS/SE/EE/CE/related field or equivalent experience

Travel Requirements

Up to 10% travel

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

May require after-hours support to resolve critical customer issues

Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.

How You'll Be Rewarded

Base Pay Range in Colorado: $106,000 - $153,000

A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

401(k) match

The base pay range represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and capabilities.

Where You’ll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.

Customer Success:  Always delight our customers.

Trust: Rely on each other. 

Integrity: Do the right thing, every time. 

Collaboration: Share resources and work together. 

Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways. 

Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong. 

Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need—backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.

At Workiva, you’ll enjoy: 

Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest physician networks available.

Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most people wear jeans to the office.

Involvement: Ability to participate in Employee Resource Groups, (Women in Tech, Women in Sales, Ethnic Diversity, Veterans, Rainbow (LGBTQ), Remote Employees, Caregiving) Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more

Work-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside of work.