Sr. Software Engineer - Performance and Capacity Engineering

About the Role

As a Senior Engineer on the Capacity Engineering team, you'll be a pivotal leader, shaping the very foundation of Workday's scalability and reliability. You'll be responsible for designing and building cutting-edge frameworks for capacity engineering across Workday's core and shared services, ensuring our systems can seamlessly handle the demands of our rapidly growing customer base.

This role isn't just about design; it's about hands-on technical leadership and innovation . You'll delve deep into our distributed systems, identifying bottlenecks, defining robust capacity models, and pioneering solutions that push the boundaries of performance and resilience.

Key responsibilities will include :

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.

This is a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on Workday's core infrastructure, directly influencing the experience of millions of users and ensuring our platform remains world-class in performance and reliability.

About You

You're an accomplished Senior Engineer with extensive experience in designing, building, and scaling highly performant and resilient distributed systems . You thrive on tackling complex architectural challenges and possess a deep understanding of system internals, performance tuning, and capacity management in large-scale environments.

Basic Qualifications :

8+ 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.

Other Qualifications :

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.

You're passionate about building robust, scalable solutions and eager to make a significant impact on a mission-critical platform. If you're looking for an opportunity to lead, innovate, and shape the future of enterprise cloud applications, we encourage you to apply.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.