Software Engineer L6 - Platform Engineering

Workday, a leading enterprise SaaS company, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (L6) to join their Platform Engineering team. This role represents a senior technical position within the organization, focusing on building and maintaining the core platform infrastructure that powers Workday's enterprise applications. As a Staff Engineer, you'll be working at a company known for its comprehensive suite of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning used by thousands of organizations worldwide.

The Platform Engineering team plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining the foundational systems that enable Workday's suite of enterprise applications to operate at scale. In this position, you'll be expected to demonstrate technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and make architectural decisions that impact the entire platform.

This role offers the opportunity to work with enterprise-scale systems, tackle complex technical challenges, and contribute to the evolution of Workday's platform infrastructure. You'll be joining a company with a strong market position in the enterprise software space and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.

The position represents a chance to make a significant impact on systems used by millions of users worldwide, while working with modern technologies and practices in cloud computing and distributed systems. Workday's platform engineering challenges include handling massive data scales, ensuring high availability, and maintaining performance across a global infrastructure.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to influence technical direction, mentor other engineers, and work on projects that have company-wide impact. The role combines hands-on technical work with technical leadership responsibilities, making it ideal for senior engineers looking to expand their impact while remaining deeply technical.