Workday · 9 months ago
Principal, Performance and Capacity Engineer (Infrastructure & Platform)
Pleasanton
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$218K/yr - $327K/yr
10+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a Principal Technical Architect on the Capacity Engineering team to design and architect frameworks for capacity engineering, ensuring scalability and reliability of Workday's services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesBig DataSaaSSoftwarePredictive Analytics
Responsibilities
Architecting Scalable Frameworks: Design and implement architectural frameworks and tooling for proactive capacity planning, modeling, and management for critical Workday services
Technical Leadership & Guidance: Provide senior technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and guiding the team on best practices for building scalable, resilient, and performant distributed systems
System Analysis & Optimization: Conduct in-depth analysis of system performance, resource utilization, and growth patterns to identify optimization opportunities and predict future capacity needs
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering teams, product management, and SREs to integrate capacity insights into the development lifecycle and influence product architecture
Innovation & Research: Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating and recommending new approaches to continuously enhance Workday's scalability and operational efficiency
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant hands-on experience in system-level architecture, performance, resiliency, and scalability for complex distributed systems
Deep understanding, knowledge, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments, including advanced concepts like custom resource definitions, operators, and cluster optimization
Expertise in distributed computing principles, microservices architectures, and cloud-native patterns, specifically on leading public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP)
Profound understanding of JVM internals (e.g., garbage collection, memory management, threading) and their impact on application performance and scalability
Proven ability to design and implement robust, scalable technical architectures and translate broad business requirements into clear, executable design specifications
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of identifying root causes, proposing innovative solutions, and making data-driven architectural decisions
Demonstrated experience in technical leadership, including mentoring senior engineers, leading critical technical initiatives, and influencing architectural direction within an engineering organization
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong collaborative spirit, enjoying cross-functional teamwork, driving consensus, and fostering a shared understanding of technical goals
A continuous learning mindset, staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud architecture, performance engineering, and system design
Experience with capacity planning, performance modeling, or cost optimization frameworks in a large-scale cloud environment
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Engineering and Development
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*2026 (177)
2025 (331)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Bezos Expeditions,Janus Capital Group,Morgan Stanley,T. Rowe PriceNew Enterprise Associates
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
David Duffield
Co-Founder
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