Software Development Engineer II

BLUE ORIGIN

. Contribute to the development and deployment of digital employee experiences across HR technology platforms including Cornerstone, LMS tools, and Workday.

Posted 4/8/2026full-timeAlabama, Colorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $123,714 - $173,199 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGraphQLJavaJavaScriptPythonSOAPTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to the development and deployment of digital employee experiences across HR technology platforms including Cornerstone, LMS tools, and Workday.
Assist in building integrations between HR enterprise systems (Workday, Cornerstone, LMS) and internal/external applications using RESTful APIs, SOAP, GraphQL, and message queues.
Support the implementation of AI technologies and tools (e.g., LLMs, recommendation engines, intelligent automation) to enhance HR software capabilities and improve employee self-service.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including HR business partners, data analysts, and ET stakeholders to translate people-operations requirements into actionable software solutions.
Help identify feature gaps between enterprise HR systems and contribute to remediation plans and custom solutions that meet end users where they are.
Write efficient and maintainable code in support of enterprise-scale HR systems and services.
Produce and maintain technical documentation for integrations between enterprise-level HR applications.
Utilize software DevOps technologies and CI/CD best practices to support software automation and deployment.
Contribute to automations that reduce manual HR operational toil and streamline workflows across the HR technology stack.
Work alongside SRE teams and apply SRE principles to help ensure HR systems meet reliability and availability standards.
Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, learning from and contributing to the team's engineering practices.
Stay current with emerging HR technology trends, AI/ML advancements, and digital experience methodologies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
2+ years of proven experience writing software and deploying it to production environments
Working proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience developing or consuming APIs in a production environment
Familiarity with at least one HR technology platform such as Workday, Cornerstone OnDemand, or similar LMS/HCM systems
Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals such as algorithms and common data structures
Strong written and verbal communication skills for clear documentation and cross-team collaboration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptRESTful APIsSOAPGraphQLAI technologiesDevOpsCI/CD

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationtechnical documentationproblem-solvingcross-functional teamwork

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Software EngineeringBachelor's degree in Information Systems