Principal, Performance And Capacity Engineer (infrastructure & Platform)
Workday
Fully remote
12+ years software engineering experience
Distributed system architecture design
Kubernetes production environment expertise
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 technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and guiding the team on best practices for building scalable, resilient distributed systems.
Workday offers a flexible work approach requiring at least half of the time each quarter in-office or with customers, fostering a culture of integrity and shared enthusiasm.
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.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
12+ years software engineering experience
Distributed system architecture design
Kubernetes production environment expertise
JVM internals and performance tuning
AWS and GCP cloud platforms
Nice-to-have
Mentoring senior engineers
Cross-functional collaboration skills
Continuous learning mindset
Cost optimization frameworks
Innovative problem-solving approach
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
8+ years programming experience in Java, Python, or Go
5+ years designing complex distributed system architectures
Deep understanding of Kubernetes custom resource definitions
Proven track record of high availability system deployment