Principal Software Development Engineer - Data Cloud
About The Position
As part of Workday’s Data Platform Engineering organization, the Principal Software Development Engineer will build and enhance Workday’s Data Cloud. The role leads a team in architecting and building features across distributed ingestion, query processing, transaction processing, and storage engines. It focuses on data management and distributed data-processing frameworks and algorithms, with particular attention to performance, scalability, and reliability. The engineer builds infrastructure for high-performance processing of large data volumes while keeping the product simple and easy to use, and turns technical ideas into high-quality implementations that help customers succeed.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of experience using Java, Scala, C++, Go, or Rust.
- 5 or more years of development experience in relevant domains such as database internals, distributed system applications, JVM performance tuning, or cloud/SaaS services.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant field, or a master’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant field.
- Background in data warehousing, database system internals, and/or distributed systems.
- Expertise in distributed data-processing engines or data-management systems.
- Strong understanding of SQL.
- Expertise in cloud computing services such as GCP or AWS, Kubernetes, and/or Linux.
- Expertise in one or more of Apache Spark and Spark SQL internals, Apache Iceberg and zero-copy architectures, Apache Polaris, Trino, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or DuckDB.
- Ability to lead an engineering team and clearly communicate technical ideas and their value to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead an engineering team.
- Architect and build features for distributed ingestion, query processing, transaction processing, and storage engines.
- Build and enhance Workday’s Data Cloud and infrastructure for high-performance processing of large volumes of data.
- Develop data-management and distributed data-processing systems and algorithms with attention to performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Translate ideas into high-quality implementations that support customer success.
- Articulate technical ideas and their value to partners and stakeholders.
Benefits
- May be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
- May be eligible for annual refresh stock grants.
- Flexible work approach combining in-person work with remote work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
