Software Development Engineer (US Federal)

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About the Team

Welcome to the Big Data Services team! We lead the big data platform at Workday for both on-premise and on public cloud. We provide a highly available and scalable data services related to persistence, compute and enterprise security. Our crucial services enable Workday to quickly and efficiently scale to meet the needs of our multi-billion-dollar customer base. We are critical to Workday's Analytics family of products. We power reporting, analytics, machine learning, and other data-centric applications. We are constantly innovating and challenging the way we do things. If this sounds like a team you could grow with we'd love to hear from you!

About the Role

This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).

The Workday Big Data Platform team is seeking hardworking, innovative, experienced, self-motivated engineers to design and implement outstanding solutions in one of the biggest hybrid-cloud environments on Earth. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting our fault-tolerant, high-performance platform for data analytics.

In this role you will:

• Develop scalable solutions on both Workday Data Centers and Public Cloud.

• Rapidly build new applications and automate operations on one of the largest big data clusters on earth.

• Help modernize our on-premise Hadoop infrastructure to provide public cloud-like services.

• Work on multiple types of software development including REST services, logging/monitoring, and DevOps.

• Collaborate with other team members to deliver innovative tools that solve challenging problems

• Improve our team's capabilities by applying ground breaking technologies

• Serve in an on-call rotation for handling urgent production issues

We're committed to your career growth. If you are willing to bring your experience and passion to make this role a success, our commitment is to continue to develop your skill set and foster your success in your career at Workday.

About You

Basic Qualifications

• This position requires a TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance. Applicants must already possess a valid and active TS/SCI with CI POLY security clearance.

• 3+ years of software engineering experience. Proficient in programming/systems engineering knowledge, primarily in Java/Python/ Ruby

Other Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in CS or Equivalent

• Familiarity with enterprise security, encryption-at rest/authentication/authorization

• You have a willingness to work on large enterprise software projects that span multiple teams, deliver on-time while working in a fast paced agile environment

• Understanding of how Hadoop/Spark cluster works

• Familiar with distributed computing design patterns

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker container

• General knowledge about public cloud capabilities and architecture

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.VA.McLean (Tyson's Corner)

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $135,200 USD - $202,900 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $122,400 USD - $217,200 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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