Principal Software Development Engineer

Workday

Pleasanton, CA, United States
Primary location base pyy range: $206,400 usd - $3...
Hybrid (spend at least 50% of time in-office each quarter)
Large-scale distributed systems
Public cloud platforms (aws, gcp, azure)
Kubernetes and cncf ecosystem
Workday is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer for its Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering team in Pleasanton, CA. The role involves leading the design and architecture of large-scale distributed systems and influencing platform strategy, requiring extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems

Job Summary

  • The Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering team is the architectural backbone of Workday, engineering the abstraction layer for seamless operation across AWS and GCP.
  • As a Principal Software Engineer, you will shape the technical direction and long-term architecture of Workday’s multi-cloud platform, leading design of large-scale distributed systems.
  • This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, combined with the ability to provide sound technical solutions and drive alignment across multiple teams.

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Workday is seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer for its Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering team in Pleasanton, CA. The role involves leading the design and architecture of large-scale distributed systems and influencing platform strategy, requiring extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $206,400 USD - $309,600 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $173,300 USD - $309,600 USD; Bonus/Equity: role may be eligible for bonus plan or commission/bonus, annual refresh stock grants

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • large-scale distributed systems
  • public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystem
  • production-grade expertise
  • Go development experience
  • Python, Ruby, or Linux-based automation

Nice-to-have

  • internal platforms for engineering teams
  • deep understanding of cloud infrastructure
  • leading cross-organizational initiatives
  • strong background in automation and CI/CD
  • influence technical direction without authority

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years building large-scale distributed systems
  • 10+ years of experience with public cloud platforms
  • 8+ years of production grade expertise with Kubernetes
  • 10+ years of proven experience designing scalable and resilient distributed systems
  • 5+ years of development experience in Go
  • 5+ years of experience with Python, Ruby, or Linux-based automation

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