Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

The People team enables Snap’s continued success by hiring great people, helping them grow, rewarding them, and building healthy and productive workplaces. The People Team is composed of Talent, Total Rewards, IDEA, Data & Analytics, People & Recruiting Operations, Council, and Employee Relations. Together, they collaborate with the business to reinforce our values of Kind, Smart, and Creative across our global offices, every day. This team empowers everyone at Snap to do their best work, be themselves, and feel part of a cohesive, global community.

We’re looking for a Lead, Workday Integration Engineer to join the People Team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

Partner with Product, Configuration, People Analytics, Engineering, IT, and other stakeholders to understand business challenges, uncover underlying needs, and translate complex or ambiguous requirements into scalable, user-centric solutions.
Own end-to-end technical delivery for integration and automation solutions—from discovery and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.
Evaluate and recommend solutions across Workday and the broader enterprise technology ecosystem, balancing business value, user experience, scalability, maintainability, security, performance, and cost.
Architect and develop complex integrations using Workday Studio, Orchestrate, EIBs, Connectors, Reports-as-a-Service (RaaS), Workday Web Services, and REST APIs.
Design and build custom applications, APIs, and automation solutions using Workday Extend and technologies such as Java, JavaScript, Python, XML, XSLT, SOAP, and REST.
Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday APIs, advising on capabilities and limitations, authentication, security, business process dependencies, request and response structures, error handling, and API best practices.
Apply deep knowledge of Workday business processes, reporting, security, data architecture, and object relationships to design holistic solutions that extend beyond traditional integrations.
Partner with engineering and analytics teams on downstream data models, table structures, joins, and transformation logic that accurately represent Workday data and support scalable applications and reporting.
Lead technical assessments and identify opportunities to simplify architecture, reduce technical debt, optimize API consumption, and improve reliability and system performance.
Design and implement monitoring, logging, error handling, and alerting to deliver observable, maintainable, and resilient solutions.
Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing, with careful consideration of edge cases and downstream impacts.
Troubleshoot complex issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement durable fixes that prevent recurrence.
Drive technical project execution by managing dependencies, coordinating stakeholders, communicating risks and tradeoffs, and maintaining accountability for delivery timelines and outcomes.
Explore and apply emerging technologies—including AI-assisted development, agentic workflows, MCP, and API-driven architectures—to deliver more intelligent, flexible, and efficient People Technology solutions.
Maintain clear technical documentation, design specifications, and knowledge-sharing practices that support maintainability, team effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Deep expertise in Workday integration technologies, reporting, business processes, security frameworks, and data architecture.
Advanced proficiency with Workday SOAP and REST APIs, including API behavior, request and response structures, authentication, error handling, and dependencies on business process configuration.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including API design, data structures, system architecture, integration patterns, and secure development practices.
Experience designing downstream data models and transformation logic for applications, analytics, and reporting.
Proficiency with Workday Studio, Orchestrate, EIBs, Connectors, RaaS, Workday Extend, Workday Web Services, and REST APIs, along with Java, JavaScript, Python, XML, XSLT, SOAP, and REST.
Strong product mindset, with the ability to understand user needs, challenge assumptions, and prioritize solutions based on business impact and user experience.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills, including the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities.
Demonstrated adaptability, curiosity, openness to feedback, and commitment to continuous improvement, including willingness to learn and apply emerging technologies and AI capabilities.
Ability to independently lead cross-functional initiatives and influence partners at all levels, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts and articulate tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to balance technical quality with business priorities, delivery timelines, and long-term maintainability
Experience working in Agile development environments and using project management tools such as Jira.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience
5+ years of demonstrated Workday integration development experience using Workday’s integration tools (i.e., Reports-as-a-Service, Enterprise Interface Builder, Document Transformation, Connectors, Workday Studio, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications:

7+ years extensive experience working with the following Workday modules - Core HCM, Comp, Recruiting, Benefits, US Payroll, Absence Management & Time Tracking
2+ years experience in Workday Extend development
Workday Pro certifications in Integration Administration/Workday Studio
Strong experience using XSLT to transform XML data from Workday reports and WS responses
Strong experience using industry-standard web services technology, which encompass WSDL, SOAP, REST, and the WS-* standards

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $173,000-$259,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $164,000-$246,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $147,000-$220,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.

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