Staff Workday Integration Engineer

Airbnb

. Define and own Airbnb’s Workday integration architecture standards, patterns, and governance frameworks .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Workday integration architecture, including the design, development, and maintenance of complex integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, and APIs. Proficient in managing high-volume payroll and benefits integrations while ensuring compliance and security standards are met.

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Workday Integration DevelopmentWorkday StudioREST API DesignOAuth 2.0 AuthorizationTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Workday StudioXSLTXMLJSONWorkday Web ServicesCore ConnectorsEIBsDocument TransformRaaS APIsGit-Based Version Control

Soft Skills

Exceptional Communication SkillsAbility to Operate in Fast-Moving EnvironmentsMentoring Engineers

Tools & Technologies

MuleSoftBoomiWorkatoWorkday ExtendWorkday Orchestrate

Industry Keywords

Enterprise TechnologySystems IntegrationHR Data FlowsComplianceAudit Controls

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaSOAP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own Airbnb’s Workday integration architecture standards, patterns, and governance frameworks
Lead architectural decisions for complex, high-risk integrations, including global rollouts, payroll runs, benefits open enrollment, and system migrations
Evaluate build-versus-buy, Workday-native-versus-middleware, and long-term integration platform strategies
Establish reusable integration patterns, error handling/retry frameworks, and observability standards
Architect, design, build, and maintain inbound and outbound integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, EIBs, Document Transforms, and RaaS APIs
Develop integrations using Workday Web Services, including SOAP and REST
Own high-volume payroll, benefits, global workforce, and multi-country integration scenarios
Own Workday payroll interfaces PECI and PICOF and third-party payroll integrations
Build and maintain Custom Reports and Calculated Fields for integrations and AI-tool consumption
Build and maintain Workday Extend applications and apply Workday Orchestrate where appropriate
Manage integrations through Workday’s semi-annual release cycle, including sandbox testing and controlled production deployment
Own engineering of Airbnb’s Workday MCP server and agentic integrations, including OAuth 2.0 authorization, human-in-the-loop controls, idempotent writes, guardrails, and audit logging
Co-own Talent Systems AI architecture and governance
Drive SLAs, monitoring, alerting, reconciliation, runbooks, root-cause analysis, and preventative controls
Own security, compliance, PII handling, audit controls, and data reconciliation for HR data flows
Own tenant deployment strategy, Git-based version control, testing, and rollback planning
Partner with HR, Payroll, Legal/Privacy, IT Security, Finance, enterprise architecture, vendors, and adjacent technology teams
Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, pair development, and documented standards
Write integration design documents, MCP tool specifications, and operational runbooks
Represent Talent Systems in architecture forums, AI tooling reviews, and vendor technical discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
9+ years of experience in enterprise technology, software development, or systems integration
At least 5–6 years of hands-on Workday integration development covering requirements, design, build, testing, go-live, and post-production support
Workday Studio experience with complex multi-step integrations, sub-integrations, custom error handling and fault frameworks, and XSLT transformations
Experience with Core Connectors, EIBs, Document Transform payload mapping, PECI, PICOF, RaaS, and Workday Web Services
Expert proficiency in XSLT, XML, and JSON; comfort with Java for Workday Studio custom steps
Working knowledge of the Business Process Framework and HR/payroll processes
Familiarity with Workday functional configuration across HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Security, and Time & Absence
REST API design and OAuth 2.0, including user-context authorization-code flows and token lifecycle handling
Experience building or integrating LLM-based tools, AI agents, or MCP servers with enterprise business systems
Experience integrating Workday with middleware or iPaaS platforms such as MuleSoft, Boomi, or Workato
Git-based version control and structured deployment/change management practices
Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, SAML, PGP, SFTP, PII handling, and audit requirements
Experience managing integrations across Workday’s semi-annual release cycle, including impact assessment and sandbox testing
Demonstrated technical leadership shaping architecture decisions and raising engineering quality
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to operate effectively in unstructured, fast-moving environments
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
Must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits
Employee Travel Credits
Remote-eligible work arrangement
Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with the manager
Disability-inclusive application and interview accommodations