Workday is looking to improve the end-to-end developer journey across the organization by identifying gaps, eliminating friction, and ensuring a cohesive, efficient, and delightful experience for all developers.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of SDK development, and a broad range of programming languages and development tools.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD practices.
- Experience building or significantly contributing to a successful developer platform for an enterprise SaaS product.
- Active participation in developer communities and open-source projects.
- Experience using data and metrics to measure success and drive decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive DevEx strategy: Create and execute a holistic developer experience roadmap that spans organizational boundaries and aligns with business objectives
- Drive AI and automation integration: Lead the adoption of AI development tools, intelligent automation techniques, and end-to-end process optimization to systematically eliminate friction
- Map existing DevEx landscape: Conduct comprehensive assessment to identify all current developer experience initiatives across application development, design systems, platform development, CI/CD pipelines, environments, and other specialized teams
- Identify critical gaps: Analyze the complete developer journey from onboarding to production deployment to prioritize highest-impact improvement opportunities
- Implement feedback systems: Design and deploy mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, and acting on developer feedback across all touchpoints
- Define DevEx standards: Establish organization-wide standards for developer tooling, documentation, and processes
- Create best practice frameworks: Develop and maintain guidelines for developer experience improvements across all teams
Other
- 10+ years of experience in software development, developer advocacy, or a similar technical leadership role, with a significant portion focused on enterprise SaaS platforms.
- 5+ years in a leadership/management capacity.
- A genuine passion for developers and a strong empathy for their needs and challenges. Proven ability to think like a developer.
- Ability to develop and execute a long-term vision for developer experience, aligning it with business objectives.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills. Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to build, mentor, and motivate high-performing technical teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
