Software Development Engineer

Building and scaling core features of Workday's distributed tracing platform, the full-time remote Software Development Engineer will develop high-quality code using ClickHouse and Grafana Tempo, maintain big-data pipelines, and optimize performance for high-throughput data ingestion. Key responsibilities Write high-quality, well-tested code to enhance the distributed tracing platform focused on ingestion and query execution Build and support high-throughput data pipelines using technologies such as Kafka, Spark/Flink, and Iceberg-on-S3 Implement robust error handling and monitoring to ensure high availability and reliability of tracing services Required qualifications 5+ years of experience in software development engineering with a focus on distributed systems 3+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex distributed system architectures Proficiency in at least two programming languages such as Java, Python, or Go Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including fault tolerance and high availability strategies