Workday · 4 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer (Java, Full Stack)
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $302K/yr
12+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the Security Integration team, focusing on advancing the security platform and mentoring staff while tackling complex challenges.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with leaders in engineering and products to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the security platform
Direct and design large-scale features and architectural initiatives that span multiple teams
Mentor experienced staff and sets technical standards for the team, including software design and code review practices
Analyze, design and develop solutions for complex product requirements
Develop tools to streamline adoption of our security services
Work in several key functional areas of the security platform, including Identity, Authentication, Authorization
Contribute to a collaborative team culture that encourages iteration and innovation
Travel for project-specific needs may be required, generally 1-3 times per year
Qualification
Required
12+ years experience in software development engineering, leading technical initiatives, designing complex systems, and ensuring the scalability and maintainability of software products
5+ year experience in the Java programming languages, frameworks, and technologies
Deep mastery of Software Development principles, Algorithmic Thinking, Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles and architectural patterns and their application in architecting highly scalable and maintainable software systems
Deep expertise and experience in API Development (REST) and designing and building microservices
Expert understanding of testing methodologies and experience in architecting and leading unit, system, integration, performance, security tests and observability tools
Extensive experience with Source Control Management (SCM) tools such as Git, BitBucket, Jenkins CI/CD and establishing organizational best practices for version control
Mastery in writing architectural or strategic technical documents
Proven ability to lead team collaboration across multiple software development teams and drive architectural and technical direction
Experience with relational database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server)
Experience building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
Preferred
Master's degree preferred in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Knowledge/ experience with developing security, identity, authentication, authorization solutions and open standards such as SAML, OIDC is a plus
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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