Localization Readiness Engineer

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team The Globalization team is a central driver for our company’s international expansion, using a technology-first approach to ensure our products and services are accessible and culturally relevant for customers across the globe. We serve as the Center of Excellence, partnering with product and engineering teams from initial concept to launch. We are dedicated to building a scalable, resilient globalization infrastructure. If you thrive at the intersection of software engineering, linguistic assets, and global product strategy, you'll find your home here. About the Role This role is crucial to scale our product’s global reach. It requires a dedicated engineer to proactively embed localization guidelines and automation into our core product development lifecycle, eliminating technical debt and ensuring Day 0 readiness for all new features and markets. This is a highly technical, multi-functional role that directly impacts our time-to-market for international releases. Design and implement tooling and automation to integrate localization processes directly within our Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines. Develop the pseudo-localization framework and automated QA tools to catch layout, rendering, and string-handling defects early. Build and maintain test automation scripts for Localization Quality Assurance checks, focusing on dynamic UI content and visual consistency across locales. Collaborate with product managers and engineers during the design phase to implement internationalization (i18n) standards and prevent localization issues before code is written. About You 8+ years of professional experience in a Software Engineering or highly technical Localization Engineering role within a SaaS or enterprise software environment. Deep expertise in internationalization guidelines and standards (Unicode, ICU Message-Format, bi-directional text support). Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to articulate complex technical issues. Solid understanding of DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI). Hands-on experience working with a Translation Management System and its APIs. Basic Qualifications Experience in Cypress and Selenium to drive the browser, navigate, and control the LQA test flow. Fluency in associated programming languages ( Python, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript ) to author robust test scripts. Validated experience integrating and using specialized AI visual testing tools (Applitools, Ghostinspector, or similar) with automation frameworks. This is essential for performing AI-based, non-pixel-by-pixel comparisons for efficient automated qualitative UI/UX checks. Strong understanding of how to programmatically switch the application's locale, language, and regional settings (comparable to Workday systems) for each test run to ensure accurate testing under varying global conditions. Other Qualifications Capability to integrate the test framework with defect trackers, most importantly Jira , (including Excel or potentially GitHub), to automatically generate detailed bug tickets with all required artifacts (screenshots, video links, locale name) upon test failure. Experience in designing, maintaining, and reviewing comprehensive Localization Test Cases and test plans that cover functional, linguistic, and cosmetic requirements across all supported locales. Familiarity with the processes involved in working with Language Service Providers , including managing test hand-offs, validating reported bugs, and providing clear feedback on quality metrics. Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. 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