Senior Software Development Engineer (Distributed Systems) - US Federal

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

The Data Platform and Observability team, located in Pleasanton, CA; Boston, MA; Boulder, CO, Atlanta, GA, and Dublin, Ireland, empowers real-time insights across Workday's platforms, infrastructure, and applications. Our mission is to develop and operate a large-scale distributed data platform that fuels critically important Workday applications.

We provide software solutions for the collection, ingestion, storage, and visualization of critical data assets. We manage hundreds of terabytes of data, encompassing billions of messages generated daily by Workday applications and underlying services. If you're passionate about crafting efficient software or optimizing and scaling large distributed systems, you'll find a fulfilling home with us.


Are you eager to use Workday's vast computing resources and extensive datasets? Do you want to collaborate with extraordinary engineers to build and evolve our Observability data platform? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Role

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

• Design, build, and enhance critical Observability services, including Monitoring, Logging, Alerting, and Tracing.
• Develop data capture and collection services using pioneering technologies across diverse infrastructure environments (Kubernetes, OpenStack, Bare Metal, etc.).
• Design and develop core software modules for real-time and batch data processing.
• Construct Metrics ingestion pipelines, Alert definitions, and automation for Dashboard lifecycle management.
• Build and deploy infrastructure components in production environments.
• Champion all aspects of observability with a focus on data quality, integrity, and availability.
• Evaluate and implement new open-source and cloud-native tools and technologies as needed.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to support the observability platform.
• Manage and optimize Workday within the air-gapped U.S. AWS cloud regions, forming the core of the team responsible for this mission. Collaborate closely with our commercial software engineering teams responsible for the overall Workday platform.
• Partner with the Workday Federal Cyber Defense team to ensure security operations, cybersecurity posture, governance, risk, compliance, and platform security health.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Strong software engineering background with a consistent record of delivering high-quality products at scale.

• 6 or more years of hands-on experience in Object-Oriented Programming (Java, Python; Go is a plus) and the ability to design systems that meet business needs.

• Proven experience building high-performance data capture/collection systems, API design, and reliable data delivery.

• Proven experience utilizing Time-Series Databases and Log collection and management.

• 6 or more years of experience building high-performance data ingestion software, addressing concurrency, latency, and efficiency challenges.

• Fluency in Linux.

• Experience with Infrastructure Automation (Ansible, Chef, Terraform).

• Production-level Software Development experience including the conception, specifying, crafting, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in building and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components.

• Experience deploying production services to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and using containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Other Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of scalable architecture and performance optimization for web applications.

• Back-end engineering experience, database technologies, and API Development, including, but not limited to protocols like REST and SOAP as well as various programming languages

• Crafting, implementing, and analyzing algorithms, with a consistent record of Algorithmic Thinking

• Validated experience applying Object Oriented Design principles such as encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction to build flexible and reusable software components.

• Experience developing Code Testing strategies with an emphasis on understanding various methodologies, such as unit testing, integration testing, functional testing, and regression testing, as well as the ability to use testing tools and frameworks.

• Strong sense of ownership and delivery of finished products. A balance between craftsmanship and the need to ship products to customers.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong focus on Team Collaboration and customer impact.

• Excellent interpersonal, technical, and communication skills.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $165,900 USD - $248,800 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $157,600 USD - $279,900 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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