Principal, Performance And Capacity Engineer (infrastructure & Platform)
Workday
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Fully remote
12+ years software engineering experience
5+ years distributed system architecture design
8+ years java python or go programming
This role involves designing cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering to ensure Workday's critical services can scale rapidly across private and public clouds
Job Summary
This role involves designing cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering to ensure Workday's critical services can scale rapidly across private and public clouds.
The successful candidate will provide senior technical leadership, mentoring engineers while identifying bottlenecks and defining robust capacity models for distributed systems.
Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least half of the time each quarter in-office or with customers, combined with a culture rooted in integrity and empathy.
Matching Summary
This role involves designing cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering to ensure Workday's critical services can scale rapidly across private and public clouds.
Salary
Not specified; Not specified; Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
12+ years software engineering experience
5+ years distributed system architecture design
8+ years Java Python or Go programming
Deep understanding of JVM internals
Production Kubernetes expertise
AWS and GCP cloud platform knowledge
Nice-to-have
Mentoring senior engineers
Cross-functional collaboration skills
Continuous learning mindset
Cost optimization framework experience
Strong communication with non-technical audiences
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
Master's degree strongly preferred
Proven track record of 99.9% uptime systems
Experience with custom resource definitions and operators