Senior Distributed Systems Engineer Kafka/Redis (Ireland)

Workday, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 96,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Ireland is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer (Distributed Systems) to design and scale high‑volume messaging, streaming, and caching platforms.

You will build core modules, integrate with Kubernetes clusters, and drive operational excellence across private and public clouds. The role emphasizes large‑scale data processing, NoSQL deployments, and hands‑on leadership in distributed technologies like Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Zookeeper.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with Kafka, Redis or RabbitMQ.
• 3+ years of development and DevOps experience in distributed NoSQL & messaging systems.
• 4+ years of software engineering experience using Java/Scala or Golang.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based deployments and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance distributed services including Kafka, Redis, and RabbitMQ.
• Develop and deploy core distributed services across Kubernetes, OpenStack, and cloud environments.
• Create observability dashboards, alerts, and automation for lifecycle management.
• Participate in on-call rotations and optimize distributed workloads.

Skills

Kafka

Redis

RabbitMQ

Zookeeper

Java

Scala

Golang

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

ArgoCD

Chef

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Ireland is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer (Distributed Systems) to design and scale high‑volume messaging, streaming, and caching platforms.

You will build core modules, integrate with Kubernetes clusters, and drive operational excellence across private and public clouds. The role emphasizes large‑scale data processing, NoSQL deployments, and hands‑on leadership in distributed technologies like Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Zookeeper.