Principal Software Engineer - Performance Engineering - Big Data

Company: Workday, Inc.
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: January 8, 2022

Job Description:

Principal Software Engineer - Performance Engineering - Big Data Do what you love. Love what you do.
At Workday, we help the world's largest organizations adapt to what's next by bringing finance, HR, and planning into a single enterprise cloud. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have fun, too. We put people first, celebrate diversity, drive innovation, and do good in the communities where we live and work. About the TeamWorkday's Analytics organization is responsible for Workday Prism Analytics, core analytics and big data services. Workday's analytics products span data acquisition, data preparation, data discovery, business intelligence, and augmented analytics/machine learning and use many open-source technologies like Hadoop, Spark and handle massive amounts of data using distributed systems and fault-tolerant architecture.About the RoleJob Description We are looking for an outstanding Principal Software Development Engineer to join our Analytics Performance and Scalability Engineering team. Performance Software Engineers are highly skilled engineers who debug, measure, analyze, and improve our Workday Big Data Analytics applications and infrastructure by working closely with all our engineering teams throughout the release cycle. - About YouBasic Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in Performance Engineering and Benchmarking Large Scale systems, Applications with skilled in modelling the system under load and tuning end of end of technology stack
• Java, Scala or Go development experience required
• Experience in working with Distributed Systems, specifically, understanding the internals of typical Big Data systems (Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Kubernetes)
• Experience in the internals of JVMs, performance profiling and optimization
• Experience in analyzing Thread dumps, Memory dumps for bottlenecks
• Experience in Large Scale Benchmarks and troubleshooting
• Experience in building 5+ years of data pipelines for analyzing performance
• Bachelors' or Masters' degree in Computer Science, Math, or related field Required Other Qualifications
  • Experience in building data pipelines
  • Experience with Hadoop and Spark
  • Experience with Performance, Load, Stress, and Scalability Testing
  • Experience in developing orchestration through Ansible for Benchmarks
  • Experience in scrum practices like stand up and sprint planning using Jira
  • Unix or Linux and Python scripting experience
  • Ability to distill volumes of data, analyze performance results, and diagnose performance problems
  • Capacity estimating, modeling, or planning
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Collaborative team player #LI-MH5 Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process! At Workday, our employees have always been our number one Core Value. We understand that everyone has unique experiences and perspectives which is why our mission is to create a safe space where all people and ideas are welcomed. Our commitment to value inclusion, belonging, and equity (VIBE---) and creating a brighter workday for all is the cornerstone of all we do. Join us! Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world's largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises have selected Workday. Workday is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Workday are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Further, pursuant to applicable local ordinances, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us. Workday is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at accommodations@workday.com. Suggested Jobs
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