Principal Software Development Engineer

About the role

Join Workday's Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering team as a Principal Software Development Engineer. In this role, you will shape the technical direction and long-term architecture of Workday's multi-cloud platform, lead the design of large-scale distributed systems, and drive cross-team initiatives. You will also provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior and staff engineers, improve end-to-end observability and reliability, and drive cloud efficiency and infrastructure optimization at scale. This position requires deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, along with a strong background in automation, CI/CD, and platform engineering. Key missions: Concevoir et diriger l'architecture, la conception et l'évolution des services de la plateforme multi-cloud, en veillant à ce qu'ils soient sécurisés, évolutifs et hautement disponibles.. Diriger la stratégie technique inter-organisationnelle et les initiatives pour améliorer la fiabilité, l'évolutivité, la performance et l'excellence opérationnelle de la plateforme.. Fournir un leadership technique et un mentorat aux ingénieurs seniors et aux ingénieurs de l'équipe, en élevant le niveau technique global et en favorisant une culture d'excellence en ingénierie. Profile: - This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, combined with the ability to provide sound technical solutions to meet business requirements, solve complex technical challenges and drive alignment across multiple teams - 10+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or Oracle) at scale - 10+ years of proven experience designing scalable and resilient distributed systems - 5+ years of experience with Python, Ruby, or Linux-based automation/scripting - 12+ years building large-scale distributed systems or infrastructure platforms - 5+ years of development experience in Go - 8+ years of production grade expertise with Kubernetes and the CNCF ecosystem - Experience building internal platforms used by multiple engineering teams - Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (networking, storage, compute) - Experience leading large multi-quarter cross-organizational technical initiatives - Strong background in automation, CI/CD, and platform engineering - Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without direct authority