3+ years leading sre or database engineering teams
8+ years in software or systems engineering
Database internals tuning and replication topologies
Workday is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in software and systems engineering, particularly in managing large-scale database environments, and will focus on building resilient, automated data infrastructure
Job Summary
The role involves leading a visionary team to replace manual database interventions with automated, self-healing platforms.
Candidates must possess deep expertise in database internals, including engine tuning, replication topologies, and query optimization.
Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least 50% time in-office or with customers each quarter.
Matching Summary
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Workday is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead their Database Reliability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in software and systems engineering, particularly in managing large-scale database environments, and will focus on building resilient, automated data infrastructure.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
3+ years leading SRE or Database Engineering teams
8+ years in software or systems engineering
Database internals tuning and replication topologies
Kubernetes Operators and stateful sets management
AWS RDS/Aurora and GCP Cloud SQL experience
Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog observability stacks
Nice-to-have
Passion for Open-Source and Cloud Native solutions
Culture of psychological safety and high performance
Experience reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)
Deep-dive troubleshooting of Linux internals and networking
Mentoring senior engineers and fostering technical excellence
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
4+ years as an SRE/DBRE designing resilient data infrastructure
5+ years spearheading response for critical data outages