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Sr Manager – Software Development Engineering
| Company | Workday |
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| Location | Pleasanton, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $170200 – $302400 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 10+ years leading engineering organizations, including managing managers, with a consistent record of building and scaling top-performing teams through effective hiring and retention.
- 5+ years as a Software Engineer or hands-on technical contributor.
- 2+ years of experience working with AWS/GCP public cloud services.
- 2+ years of experience contributing to or managing open-source projects.
- Direct experience managing Software Developers, DevOps, and QA professionals.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Responsibilities
- Lead a global team of Data Engineers, FinOps Data Analysts, and DevOps professionals to deliver cost optimization solutions at scale.
- Manage and mentor teams and drive integration across regions.
- Partner with senior leaders across technical and business functions to deliver actionable insights and drive accountability for cloud spend.
- Advance engineering practices in data modeling, CI/CD, observability, and production-grade pipeline development.
- Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and open-source collaboration.
- Communicate strategy and technical approaches clearly across audiences at varying levels of technical depth.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with GitOps, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD.
- Experience with modern data frameworks such as dbt, Airflow, Spark, and data modeling or warehouse platforms.
- Exposure to observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and SQL query engines (Trino/Presto, Delta Lake, or Hive).
- Practical knowledge of FinOps principles or previous experience optimizing cloud usage and spend.
