Principal, Performance And Capacity Engineer (infrastructure & Platform)

Workday

Fully remote
12+ years software engineering experience
5+ years distributed system architecture design
8+ years java python go programming
This role involves shaping the foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability as a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team

Job Summary

  • This role involves shaping the foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability as a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team.
  • The successful candidate will provide senior technical leadership, mentor engineers, and guide the team on best practices for building resilient distributed systems.
  • Workday offers a flexible work approach combining in-person and remote time, requiring at least half of the time each quarter to be spent in the office or field.

Matching Summary

This role involves shaping the foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability as a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12+ years software engineering experience
  • 5+ years distributed system architecture design
  • 8+ years Java Python Go programming
  • Kubernetes production environment expertise
  • JVM internals and performance tuning knowledge
  • AWS and GCP cloud platform proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Master's degree in Computer Science preferred
  • Experience with cost optimization frameworks
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Continuous learning mindset for emerging tech
  • Proven technical leadership and mentoring ability

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's strongly preferred
  • 12+ years total software engineering experience
  • 5+ years designing complex distributed architectures
  • 8+ years hands-on coding in Java, Python, or Go
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes and cloud-native patterns

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