Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform Integration
Core
Senior technical leader for migrating acquired companies onto Workday's standardized cloud-agnostic platform (CP2), ensuring architectural coherence and eliminating CSP lock-in.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Platform Integration & Migration)
Builds
Standardized cloud infrastructure patterns, migration playbooks, and reference architectures for multi-cloud environments.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, Multi-cloud Migration, M&A Integration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Multi-cloud architecture design, Kubernetes at scale, Terraform/Terragrunt, Go, Python, distributed systems, observability, CI/CD, security compliance
Preferred skills
Regional/sovereign cloud architectures, internal developer platforms, secrets management, IAM design
Technologies
AWS, GCP, Kubernetes (EKS, GKE), Terraform, Terragrunt, Go, Python, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ArgoCD, Flux
Responsibilities
Own migration architecture and reference patterns, lead Architecture Review Boards, define dual backlogs for platform and acquisition teams, act as technical bridge between acquisitions and IPE, set regional/sovereign architecture standards, establish migration playbooks, mentor senior engineers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
