I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (Pleasanton, CA) in Feb 2015
Interview
One of the worst places I have interviewed. After a telephone interview, they called for an onsite interview. They have 30-minute slots for each team member, which is just horrible. That is simply not enough time to get to know the person being interviewed. One of the questions in that time slot is a design question, and even the interviewer knew this was not enough time to make a proper judgement.
For me, this happens to be the worst place because they simply don't care to follow-up after the interview. I have seen that this is the experience of a lot of people who interviewed there. I am not sure whether the company has not seen the reviews about their company or whether they just don't care. When they did not get back for about 10 days, I made up my mind that I will not respond even if they follow up. This company, with its attitude, will not be able to attract top talent in the bay area.
Really friendly interview process, the usual behavioral questions. Very little coding questions and all.
Be prepared to talk about past work, strengths, weakness etc. Also research the role and job description carefully.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your strengths and weakness? Why do you want to work here?
The 1st round was with the Hiring Manager. Unlike many companies, Workday handled this differently — it was more of a casual discussion focused on behavior, past experience, and overall fit rather than a strict technical screening.
The 2nd round focused on the AI projects I worked on. The discussion included topics like handling context overload, modal judgment, and practical challenges faced while building AI-driven solutions.
The 3rd round was a coding and technical design round where problem-solving, system thinking, and implementation approaches were evaluated.
The final round was a job-critical discussion focused mainly on RAG pipelines, LangChain, and related AI architecture concepts.
Workday response
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We aim to make the interview process both positive and informative, ensuring both you and our interviewers have the necessary insights to make a confident employment decision. Regardless of the result, we're pleased you had a positive experience and had the chance to meet some of our wonderful Workmates.
I applied online. I interviewed at Workday (Chennai) in May 2026
Interview
I applied for the position through the company website and I was contacted by the recruiter. The recruiter was very professional and explained to me in detail on the interview steps, after which I was sent an email asking me to select the time slot for the first step which is the hiring manager round.
Had a good conversation with the hiring manager. The discussions were on the projects which I have worked on.
After the first round there has been no contact by the recruitment team till today. When I tried reaching out, I was ignored.
I think these days companies are sunsetting the rejection email feature to save the cost or may be it is handled by AI , which might be thinking that such human courtesy is not required.
