Senior Software Engineer

October 26

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Workiva

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SaaS • Finance • Compliance

Workiva is a cloud-based, AI-powered platform that unifies financial reporting, risk and compliance management, and sustainability reporting. It enables teams to connect data across systems, collaborate in real time, automate reporting (including XBRL tagging), and maintain auditability and traceability for regulated disclosures and assurance processes. Workiva serves large enterprises and finance, legal, audit, and sustainability teams to accelerate reporting, improve accuracy, and reduce risk.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2008

☁️ SaaS

💸 Finance

📋 Compliance

📋 Description

• Design, build, and scale backend services in Java, integrated with OpenSearch • Develop indexing strategies, schema mappings, and optimized query patterns for large datasets • Support Workiva’s GenAI and RAG endpoints, enabling semantic and natural language search features • Leverage AWS cloud infrastructure and Kafka event streaming for scalable systems • Monitor, tune, and debug search infrastructure for performance, reliability, and accuracy • Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver search-driven features that meet customer needs • Provide mentorship through code reviews, technical guidance, and collaboration • Lead well-scoped projects, define milestones, and improve team processes

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field • 2+ years of experience in software development or related field • Proficiency in Java or another JVM language (e.g., Scala, Kotlin) • Experience with search engines such as OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Solr • Strong understanding of indexing, query optimization, and distributed search performance • Hands-on experience designing and scaling backend services in a cloud environment (AWS preferred) • Kafka or other event streaming experience • Familiarity with semantic search, embeddings, or NLP techniques • Exposure to AI/ML concepts, particularly around ranking or search relevance • Strong collaboration and communication skills in a remote-first, video-driven culture

🏖️ Benefits

• A discretionary bonus typically paid annually • Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire • 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package