Sr Software Development Engineer

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About the Team

Our passion, as part of the Machine Learning (ML) organisation, is to deliver on critical company goals! We are the data streaming team (aka Zonda) and develop the platform for the critical ML data pipelines.

About the Role

In this role, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of critical data pipelines that power Workday's Machine Learning initiatives.  You'll be working hands-on with technologies like Java/Scala, Python, Flink/Spark,  Kafka, Terraform/Kubernetes, and Iceberg, to name a few. You'll also be a key player in an exciting project to build out our new, ultra-modern ML data ingestion pipeline, leveraging state-of-the-art managed services within the Cloud.

About You

You are a highly motivated and skilled Software engineer with a passion for data and a desire to make a real impact on Workday's Machine Learning initiatives. You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with your colleagues to deliver innovative solutions. You possess excellent communication skills, actively listening to understand different perspectives and effectively conveying technical ideas. You are eager to contribute to a high-performing team and are driven to continuously learn and grow in the ever-evolving world of Distributed Systems and Data Engineering. 

Basic Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Distributed Systems or a related field

• 3+ years proficiency in at least two of the following programming languages: Java, Scala, Python

Other Qualifications

• Proficient collaborating with teammates to design, maintain and improve sophisticated object-oriented software following clean code standard methodology;

• A testing/quality approach - unit, system/integration and end-to-end testing, TDD, feature toggles, canary deployments;

• Exposure to operating system concepts covering memory and storage, threading and concurrency, networking and sockets, and process management

• An understanding and experience with topics related to performance and scale, security, availability, deployment and operations

• Experience with Data Engineering technologies such as Apache Avro, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg.

• Experience in delivering a service from writing code to deploying in production: continuous integration (Jenkins), virtualisation (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes, Terraform) and Cloud providers (AWS, GCP)

• Track record of working with logging, monitoring, metrics, stats technologies, such as: Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, Hive, etc.

• Experience being responsible for a service in production with experience of production triage and on-call

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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