Senior Data Cloud Platform Engineer

Workday, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join the Data Platform Engineering team in Pleasanton, CA.

You will help build and enhance Workday's Data Cloud, focusing on distributed ingestion, transactions and query processing across multi-tenant environments. You will work with a top-tier team to design algorithms, optimize scalability and reliability, and contribute to cutting-edge data management and processing systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years using Java, Scala, C++, Go, or Rust.
• 3+ years in database internals, distributed systems, or related domains.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance Workday's Data Cloud and ingestion, transaction and query engines.
• Architect distributed data processing features and optimize performance.
• Collaborate within a high-energy engineering team to deliver scalable data solutions.

Skills

Java

Scala

C++

Go

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Apache Spark

Spark SQL

Apache Iceberg

Apache Polaris

Trino

MySQL

PostgreSQL

DuckDB

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join the Data Platform Engineering team in Pleasanton, CA.

You will help build and enhance Workday's Data Cloud, focusing on distributed ingestion, transactions and query processing across multi-tenant environments. You will work with a top-tier team to design algorithms, optimize scalability and reliability, and contribute to cutting-edge data management and processing systems.