Custom Software Engineer and A · Bengaluru

Custom Software Engineer and Application Lead - Workday HCM Security is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Bengaluru, India.

As an Application Lead, you will design, build, and configure applications while acting as the primary point of contact. Collaborate with various teams to ensure application requirements are met.

Key Responsibilities

• As an Application Lead, you will design, build, and configure applications while acting as the primary point of contact
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure application requirements are met
• Oversee the development process and provide guidance to team members
• Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Custom Software Engineer and Application - Workday HCM Security function.
• Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
• Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
• Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
• Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
• Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
• Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
• Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
• Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
• Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.

Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.