[Hiring] Staff Workday Integration Engineer @Airbnb

Role Description

As a Staff Workday Integration Engineer, you are the technical authority for the integration initiatives that BizTech and Airbnb depend on. You will define our integration strategy and technical roadmap, set the architectural standards other engineers build against, and own the engineering of the Workday MCP and agentic integrations that are reshaping how employees interact with HR processes.

This is a hands-on builder role. You will personally write integration logic, own production reliability, and make the architectural decisions that keep HR data flowing correctly across our global employee population. Your work directly impacts how thousands of Airbnb employees experience their payroll, benefits, time tracking, and HR processes.

You work alongside a Systems Architect who owns Talent Systems business process architecture, functional design, and the capability roadmap. You need enough functional fluency to build integrations and AI tools that are correct, and the engineering depth to make them reliable. As a Staff-level engineer, you will think 12+ months ahead, proactively surface systemic gaps, mentor the engineers around you, and establish patterns adopted across the Talent Systems team.

Qualifications

• 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, with at least 5–6 years of hands-on Workday integration development covering the full lifecycle: requirements, design, build, testing, go-live, and post-production support

Requirements

• Workday Integration Proficiency (personally written code required):
• Workday Studio: complex multi-step integrations, sub-integrations, custom error handling and fault frameworks, XSLT transformations
• Core Connectors and EIBs: worker data, business process events, payroll and benefits outbound connectors; clear judgment on EIB use cases and limitations versus Studio; Document Transform payload mapping
• Payroll interfaces: PECI and PICOF, and their interaction with third-party payroll providers
• RaaS (Report-as-a-Service): advanced report design, calculated fields, and API endpoint exposure
• Workday Web Services (WWS): WSDL reading, SOAP/REST calls, versioning, and error response handling
• Workday-Native & Functional Fluency:
• Expert proficiency in XSLT, XML, and JSON; comfortable with Java sufficient for Workday Studio custom steps
• Working knowledge of the Business Process Framework and how events trigger integration flows
• Familiarity with Workday functional configuration across HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Security, and Time & Absence
• Foundational understanding of HR and payroll processes and how they generate the data that integrations carry
• Modern Engineering & AI:
• 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 (MuleSoft, Boomi, Workato)
• Git-based version control and structured deployment and change management practices
• Security, Compliance & Engineering Practices:
• Strong knowledge of data security for HR data: OAuth 2.0, SAML, secure file transfer (PGP, SFTP), PII handling, and audit requirements
• Proven experience managing integrations across Workday’s semi-annual release cycle, including impact assessment and sandbox testing
• Demonstrated record as a technical leader who has shaped architecture decisions and raised engineering quality across a team
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate effectively in unstructured, fast-moving environments and drive toward outcomes under ambiguity
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment

Benefits

• Base pay range: $180,000 — $225,000 USD
• Bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits may be included

Company Description

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.