Principal, Performance And Capacity Engineer (infrastructure & Platform)
Workday
Fully remote
Designing and scaling distributed systems
Jvm internals and performance tuning
Kubernetes in production environments
As a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team, you'll be a pivotal leader, shaping the very foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability
Job Summary
As a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team, you'll be a pivotal leader, shaping the very foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability.
You will be responsible for designing and architecting cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering across Workday's core and shared services, ensuring our systems can seamlessly handle the demands of our rapidly growing customer base.
This role isn't just about design; it's about hands-on technical leadership and innovation, delving deep into distributed systems, identifying bottlenecks, and pioneering solutions.
Matching Summary
As a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team, you'll be a pivotal leader, shaping the very foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
designing and scaling distributed systems
JVM internals and performance tuning
Kubernetes in production environments
cloud-native patterns on AWS and GCP
capacity planning and management
Nice-to-have
curious minds and courageous collaborators
sun-drenched optimism and drive
continuous learning mindset
strong collaborative spirit
Key Requirements
12+ years of experience in software engineering
5+ years in designing complex distributed system architectures
8+ years with Java, Python, or Go
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (Master's preferred)