Principal, Performance And Capacity Engineer (infrastructure & Platform)

Workday

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Fully remote
12+ years software engineering experience
5+ years distributed system architecture
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

Job Summary

  • This role involves designing cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering to ensure Workday's critical services can scale rapidly.
  • The successful candidate will provide senior technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and guiding the team on best practices for resilient distributed systems.
  • Workday offers a flexible work approach combining in-person time with remote flexibility, requiring at least half of the time each quarter in the office.

Matching Summary

This role involves designing cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering to ensure Workday's critical services can scale rapidly.

Salary

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Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12+ years software engineering experience
  • 5+ years distributed system architecture
  • 8+ years Java Python or Go programming
  • Deep Kubernetes production expertise
  • JVM internals and performance tuning knowledge
  • AWS and GCP cloud-native patterns

Nice-to-have

  • Mentoring senior engineers and technical leadership
  • Continuous learning mindset and innovation
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Data-driven architectural decision making

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Master's degree strongly preferred
  • Proven track record of high availability system deployment

Work Rights

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