Principal Software Development Engineer

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Pleasanton, CA, USA
Base: $206,400 - $309,600 usd; bonus/equity: eligi...
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12+ years building large-scale distributed systems
10+ years public cloud experience aws gcp azure oracle
8+ years kubernetes cncf ecosystem production grade
** Workday is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer for their Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering team, which focuses on creating scalable and reliable infrastructure for their enterprise SaaS platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in building distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, along with strong leadership capabilities. **

Job Summary

  • This role leads the architecture and evolution of Workday's multi-cloud platform services ensuring they are secure, scalable, and highly available.
  • The team engineers the abstraction layer allowing one of the world's largest enterprise SaaS platforms to operate seamlessly across AWS and GCP.
  • Candidates will drive cross-organizational technical strategy to improve reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence across the platform.

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** Workday is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer for their Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering team, which focuses on creating scalable and reliable infrastructure for their enterprise SaaS platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in building distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, along with strong leadership capabilities. **

Salary

Base: $206,400 - $309,600 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including flexible work options

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12+ years building large-scale distributed systems
  • 10+ years public cloud experience AWS GCP Azure Oracle
  • 8+ years Kubernetes CNCF ecosystem production grade
  • 5+ years Go development experience
  • Multi-cloud platform architecture design

Nice-to-have

  • Experience influencing technical direction without authority
  • Deep understanding of cloud networking storage compute
  • Strong background in CI/CD and platform engineering
  • Mentorship skills for senior and staff engineers

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years building large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure platforms
  • 10+ years of experience with public cloud platforms at scale
  • 8+ years of production grade expertise with Kubernetes
  • 5+ years of development experience in Go
  • 5+ years of experience with Python Ruby or Linux-based automation

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