Manager, Software Development Engineering

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Tel Aviv, Israel

Manager for a software development engineering team focused on AI solutions for recruiting and talent management. The team translates AI/ML insights into scalable features for recruiter workflows, including candidate scoring and automated sourcing. The role involves managing engineers, overseeing the full development lifecycle from API implementation to deployment of user-facing applications and integration layers (web UIs, RPA/workflows, MS Teams bots).

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead, mentor, and grow the diverse engineering team, ensuring effective collaboration between backend, full-stack, and QA functions. Drive best practices in development, code quality, and delivery speed.
  2. Design, document, and oversee the implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure systems, ensuring seamless integration between backend AI services and the user-facing product layers.
  3. Ensure the team maintains a strong quality and automation culture by providing strategic direction to QA specialists and upholding high standards for testing and product stability.
  4. Drive development across the full spectrum of product surfaces: APIs (GraphQL/REST), Web Applications (React/Angular/Vue), and specialized engagement layers.
  5. Ensure efficient consumption of AI outputs by downstream systems, particularly through robust queue-based architectures (like RabbitMQ) and workflow automation (RPA).

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • Node.JS
  • GraphQL
  • REST
  • React
  • Angular
  • Vue
  • Messaging queues
  • Software development management
  • Team leadership

Nice to have

  • RabbitMQ
  • Celery
  • Kubernetes
  • GitOps
  • ArgoCD
  • Argo Workflows
  • Airflow
  • Prefect
  • MS Teams bots
  • Slack bots
  • RPA
  • HR Tech
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Enterprise SaaS
  • CI/CD pipelines

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience managing and leading a software engineering team, specifically in an environment with cross-functional roles
  • Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in software development, engineering, or a related technical role
  • Strong experience in backend development using Python/Node.JS
  • Proven ability to drive development across the full stack
  • Expert-level knowledge and practical experience designing and consuming various API architectures, specifically GraphQL and REST

Other signals

  • AI/ML insights into seamless, scalable features
  • translate business requirements into technical execution
  • resurfacing past applicants, prospects, and internal talent
  • automated sourcing of passive candidates
  • Diversity AI Module