Workday Extend Developer

About the Role:
Join DEW Softech Inc as a Workday Extend Developer and play a crucial role in enhancing our clients' Workday experience. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where innovation meets excellence.

Workday Extend Developer
Location: Allentown, PA (Remote)
Duration: 6+ months

Interview process: 2 virtual technical interview

Job Summary
Required skills, experience, etc.: 5+ years of experience with workday configuration, 3+ years with Workday Extend Development. Proven experience architecting and developing workday extend solutions

Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Workday Extend Developer to support our Workday ERP transformation efforts spanning Finance, HR, and Reporting. The initial primary use case for this role is the development of a multi-rate employee enablement application that allows multiple bill rates to be assigned to a single worker, supporting CAI's staffing and services business model. Beyond this initial use case, the developer will be responsible for evaluating and developing additional Extend applications as the program identifies opportunities to retire manual workarounds, custom bots, or legacy customizations. This is a contract, remote position through November 2026 with the possibility of extension.

What You’ll Do

Partner with HCM, Payroll, and Finance functional leads to gather and document requirements for the multi-rate employee application

Design and build a Workday Extend application that enables the assignment of multiple bill rates to a single worker, with appropriate effective dating, approval routing, and downstream integration to billing and payroll processes

Evaluate additional Extend use cases identified through the Workday Transformation program and recommend build, configure, or retire decisions

Architect Extend applications with efficient data models and orchestration flows that operate within Workday Extend platform constraints, including storage object record limits and orchestration execution boundaries

Ensure Extend applications are built with auditability, approval routing, and compliance controls in mind, maintaining the integrity of the Workday ecosystem

Identify and assess downstream Finance impacts resulting from HCM Extend configurations and coordinate with the Finance workstream to surface risks and align on mitigation before they reach production

Serve as the Extend subject matter expert for the program team - documenting solutions, explaining platform capabilities and constraints, and actively building internal team knowledge on Workday Extend development

Partner with Finance, HR, IT and program stakeholders to gather requirements, validate Extend solutions, and communicate technical decisions clearly

What You’ll Need

Required:

Minimum of 5 years of Workday configuration experience, with 3 years of hands-on Workday Extend development as a primary focus

Proven experience with Workday Extend development, including Extend model-level components, PMD scripting, orchestrations, custom UI components, and Extend security configuration

Experience configuring Workday business processes, calculated fields, custom reports, and condition rules

Experience architecting Extend applications with awareness of data throughput constraints and platform limits

Experience designing approval routing, request intake flows, and worker- or manager-facing self-service interfaces within Workday Extend

Familiarity with Workday security group structures and how Extend applications interact with role-based access controls and business process security policies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into governed, auditable Extend solutions

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across functional teams and client stakeholders at all levels

Highly self-motivated and able to work independently in a fully remote contract environment

Preferred:

Workday Extend certification (Workday Certified Extend Developer or equivalent partner-level certification)

Prior experience building Workday Extend applications that integrate with Payroll, Time Tracking, or Projects

Familiarity with core Workday Finance transaction flows; how billing, payroll and compensation impacts AR, cash management, and reporting downstream

Experience in staffing, professional services, or technology services industry Workday tenants where multi-rate worker scenarios are common

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred

Familiarity with Workday Agent Builder or other emerging Workday AI development tools

About Us:
DEW Softech Inc has been a leader in providing innovative software solutions for over a decade. Our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction has made us a trusted partner in the industry, and our employees thrive in a culture that values collaboration and creativity.

This is a remote position.