Manager, Software Development Engineering

Location: IND.Chennai

Your work days are brighter here.

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm.

We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul.

So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team

Do you want to lead the team building the next generation of enterprise tooling that makes adopting Workday features faster, easier, and more reliable for our customers and implementation partners?

As a Manager, Software Development Engineering in DT (Deployment Technology), you will lead a team that designs and builds scalable tools to help customers move their data and configuration objects into Workday environments with confidence. You'll combine technical leadership, people management, and product-focused thinking to deliver modern platform capabilities that simplify deployment, improve adoption, and create a better implementation experience. Your team's work directly helps customers realize value from Workday more quickly.

About the Role

You will lead engineering teams working across multiple programming languages, technologies, and platforms, guiding the delivery of high-quality software that supports customer deployments and configuration movement across Workday environments.