Principal, Performance And Capacity Engineer (infrastructure & Platform)

Workday

Hybrid (at least 50% of the time in-office or field)
12+ years software engineering experience
Distributed system architecture design
Kubernetes production environment expertise
Workday is seeking a Principal, Performance and Capacity Engineer to lead the design and architecture of scalable frameworks for their core services, ensuring high performance and reliability. The role emphasizes hands-on technical leadership, innovation, and collaboration across teams, requiring extensive experience in distributed systems and cloud architecture

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 and guiding the team on best practices for building scalable, 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 with customers.

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Workday is seeking a Principal, Performance and Capacity Engineer to lead the design and architecture of scalable frameworks for their core services, ensuring high performance and reliability. The role emphasizes hands-on technical leadership, innovation, and collaboration across teams, requiring extensive experience in distributed systems and cloud architecture.

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
  • High availability system deployment

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 in Computer Science or related field
  • Master's degree strongly preferred
  • 8+ years programming experience in Java, Python, or Go
  • 5+ years designing complex distributed architectures
  • Proven track record of 99.9% uptime systems

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