Principal Software Engineer, Workday
Infrastructure
$172-258k
More information about location
Office located in Boulder, CO
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
Job no longer available
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$172-258k
More information about location
Office located in Boulder, CO
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of software engineering or DevOps experience
- 5+ years of experience in managing using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using such as Terraform, Cloudformation or similar
- 6+ years experience and knowledge of public cloud hyperscalers such as AWS, GCP or Azure
- 5+ years experience working with containers and orchestration platforms, specifically with Kubernetes, at scale
Desirable
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Math, or equivalent
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Java, Go, Python
- Solid understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, and deployment methodologies, with a focus on automation and DevOps best practices
- Experience with GitOps principles and tools, fostering automation and reliability
- Experience administering relational databases, e.g. PostgreSQL is a plus
- Experience with observability tooling and instrumentation such as OpenTelemetry and Grafana
- Experience defining SLIs and SLOs for distributed production systems
- Experience and solid understanding of internet protocols and technologies such as TCP/IP, TLS, DNS, PKI, etc
- Experience in Linux administration and scripting tools
- Experience building and running distributed systems at scale in production
- Knowledge of standard methodologies related to security, performance, and disaster recovery
- Proven ability of working in multi-functional teams and agile delivery
- Experience leading teams in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with an emphasis on innovation and exploration
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
What the job involves
- As a Principal Software Engineer (Infrastructure), you will be a technical leader with a strong focus on designing and optimizing cloud-native infrastructure
- You will collaborate with multi-functional teams to define the architecture and provide technical leadership on best practices and innovative solutions
- Architecting, building, and optimizing scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure for large-scale distributed systems
- Leading efforts to enhance and automate CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient, repeatable deployments
- Providing technical mentorship and guidance on infrastructure as code, containerization, and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
- Developing innovative solutions to enhance platform reliability, observability, and scalability in a cloud-native environment
- Contributing to strategic decisions on cloud architecture, infrastructure improvements, and overall DevOps practices
- Partnering with security teams to ensure platforms are built with best-in-class security and compliance standards
- Driving continuous improvement in infrastructure management, deployment processes, and team efficiency
- Owning the end-to-end lifecycle of infrastructure features, from design and development to deployment and operational excellence
Our take
Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities.. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, WOrkday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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