Backend Engineer - Sana Agents

Workday

Hybrid (at least 50% of time spent in-office or field)
Typescript/node, postgres, distributed systems
Enterprise-scale workloads
Performance optimization
Workday is seeking a Backend Engineer for its Sana team, focusing on building enterprise-scale services and optimizing performance within an AI-driven work environment. The ideal candidate should possess substantial experience in software development and distributed systems design, demonstrating both technical expertise and a collaborative mindset

Job Summary

  • 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.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Workday is seeking a Backend Engineer for its Sana team, focusing on building enterprise-scale services and optimizing performance within an AI-driven work environment. The ideal candidate should possess substantial experience in software development and distributed systems design, demonstrating both technical expertise and a collaborative mindset.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • TypeScript/Node, Postgres, distributed systems
  • enterprise-scale workloads
  • performance optimization
  • long-term architectural sustainability
  • high-throughput data flows
  • multi-region readiness
  • privacy/tenant isolation

Nice-to-have

  • sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • deep technical excellence and rapid iteration
  • talent-dense, product-obsessed team

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years experience in software development engineering
  • 4+ years designing, developing, and deploying distributed systems
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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