P4 Sr Software Development Engineer
Core
Design, build, optimize, and operate core platform services and microservices that power Workday's human capital and financial management applications at scale.
Role type
Senior IC backend software engineer (distributed systems & SRE)
Builds
Highly available distributed systems, microservices, and containerized workloads for Workday's core services
Domain
Enterprise SaaS, Human Capital Management, Financial Management
Required skills
Python, GoLang, Java/C++, distributed systems architecture, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), performance profiling, APM tools, CI/CD automation, database optimization
Preferred skills
Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry), GitOps (Argo CD, Helm), load testing, mentoring
Technologies
AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle
Responsibilities
Design and architect high-performance microservices; write clean, production-ready code for critical paths; diagnose and resolve complex performance bottlenecks; optimize data layer and caching strategies; improve CI/CD pipelines and release automation; conduct load testing and benchmarking; mentor engineers on performance-first code.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC