Principal API Architect, Platform & Standards Lead

Workday; Boulder (CO); Vor Ort; USD 182.000 - 274.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Workday is seeking a Principal API Architect in Product Engineering to own the API architecture vision across teams. You will set standards, review processes, and reference architectures guiding API design and delivery.

You will translate product needs into scalable, durable API contracts and practical backend services. You will mentor senior engineers, shape API governance, and drive cross-team alignment on patterns, tooling, and observability.

Qualifikationen

• 12+ years building large-scale backend systems and APIs.
• 7+ years software engineering with OO modeling.
• 5+ years designing API endpoints that scale.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent.

Aufgaben

• Define and evolve API architecture, standards, and governance.
• Design product capabilities end to end with domain models and API contracts.
• Establish OpenAPI guidelines and versioning policies.
• Lead API design reviews and mentor teams.

Kenntnisse

API architecture

Backend systems

Cross-team collaboration

Mentoring

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Java

TypeScript

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Workday is seeking a Principal API Architect in Product Engineering to own the API architecture vision across teams. You will set standards, review processes, and reference architectures guiding API design and delivery.

You will translate product needs into scalable, durable API contracts and practical backend services. You will mentor senior engineers, shape API governance, and drive cross-team alignment on patterns, tooling, and observability.