Workday · 3 weeks ago
Principal Analytics Engineer
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$164K/yr - $245K/yr
8+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a Principal Analytics Engineer to support enterprise analytics and AI initiatives by building scalable data products and ensuring data quality and governance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Architect, design, and lead the build-out of end-to-end performant, reliable, and scalable data pipelines and the transformation layer
Act as the subject matter expert, defining and championing data modeling standards and best practices across the organization while managing the full lifecycle of complex dimensional models and metrics from prototyping to production
Partner cross-functionally with Product Owners, Data Analysts, and business leaders (Sales, Marketing, Finance) to scope and deliver high-impact analytics initiatives, ensuring analytics requirements are clearly understood and effectively implemented
Operate as a highly independent individual contributor, solving complex, ambiguous problems and delivering high-quality, architecturally sound solutions with minimal oversight and a high degree of ownership over critical data domains
Mentor, guide, and coach junior and mid-level engineers to deliver complex and next-generation features, actively instilling a culture of software engineering rigor, code quality, best practice, standards, and technical excellence within the team
Master the dynamics of high-stakes projects, expertly navigating stakeholder and internal complexities to align business needs with technical feasibility and secure consensus on enterprise-wide metric definitions
Design and build database architectures to handle massive and complex data volumes, skillfully balancing computational load, query latency, and data warehouse cost efficiency, integrating strong data quality audits and testing frameworks at scale to ensure resilience
Boost overall data team productivity by proactively identifying technical debt, improving tooling, automating complex workflows, and streamlining processes for transformation and deployment
Bring a customer-centric, product-oriented mindset to the table, collaborating with external and internal stakeholders to resolve ambiguities and ensure shipped data features are impactful, reliable, and align with business outcomes
Build and maintain user friendly documentation for data models, data processes, workflows, and systems for transparency and knowledge sharing
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional experience in an Analytics Engineering or Data Engineering role, preferably within a SaaS or high-tech environment
8+ years of proficiency in SQL and strong production experience with a major cloud data warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
Mastery of dbt, including advanced features (macros, packages, source freshness, custom tests)
Strong familiarity with version control (GitHub), CI/CD, and modern development workflows
Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling
Demonstrated ability to manage requirements and expectations across multiple, competing business units
Strong communicator who can build trusted partnerships across GTM, Finance, and Exec stakeholders
Experience with a major orchestration tool and defining complex data dependencies
Deep functional knowledge of core SaaS business domains (e.g., Salesforce/CRM data, Product telemetry, Financial modeling)
Proficiency in Python for scripting, data manipulation, and pipeline orchestration
Comfortable working through ambiguity in fast-moving, cross-functional environments
Familiarity with data governance tools, data catalogs, and data observability solutions
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative/technical field
Preferred
Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or Data Science
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
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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