About The Role
This Senior Software Engineer position at Workday is focused on designing, developing, and managing DBaaS (Database as a Service) for our database infrastructure. The role involves architecting solutions that meet high availability, scalability, and performance needs across multiple cloud platforms. You will be responsible for developing APIs, creating dashboards for database KPIs, and implementing observability and auto-remediation techniques for database monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop DBaaS solutions for high availability and scalability.
- Write APIs and develop dashboards to monitor database performance and health.
- Implement observability and auto-remediation techniques to enhance database monitoring.
- Support large-scale database instances across production, non-production, and development environments.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support database infrastructure.
- Collaborate with service and performance teams to continuously improve architecture, resilience, and performance.
Qualifications
- TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance required.
- 6+ years experience in mission-critical production workloads on MySQL, PostgreSQL, CloudSQL, and other cloud-native databases.
- 3+ years of backend development experience using modern programming languages like Golang, Python, and Java.
- 2+ years hands-on experience with cloud hyperscalers such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
- 3+ years experience managing clustered, highly-available database services on various Linux flavors.
- Proficiency in modern DevOps technologies and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Familiarity with automation tools (Terraform, Chef, Ansible) and storage solutions (Ceph Storage, Gluster, Orchestrator for MySQL, Percona MHA, Percona Galera, Vitess, Pure Storage).
Workday's Commitment
Workday is committed to providing a flexible work environment, known as Flex Work, which combines in-office and remote work. Our approach allows team members to create schedules that cater to business, team, and personal needs while fostering strong community connections. Workday also offers comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness options, and opportunities for stock grants and bonuses.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Flexible work schedule
- Opportunity for stock grants
- Eligibility for Workday Bonus Plan
- Health and wellness benefits
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