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Workday INC

Sr DevOps Engineer

USA, CA, Pleasanton Posted today

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Customer successAWSNetworkingCI/CDTerraformPythonDockerPostgreSQLMySQLRedisREST APIs

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Sponsorship verdict

Sponsorship possible

One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 255 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
  • What Workday INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles80 certified filings for “Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $166k–$214k, median $188k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
Employer is on a government sponsor record
The US Department of Labor certified 255 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
What Workday INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
80 certified filings for “Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $166k–$214k, median $188k. Most were filed at wage level II (64%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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About the role

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team Join one of Workday's key strategic engineering organizations crafting the future of digital customer success! Our team, Community Engineering, has Join one of Workday's key strategic engineering organizations crafting the future of digital customer success! Our team, Community Engineering, has amazing workmates who are dedicated to building solutions that delight our customers. We collaborate daily and actively encourage each other to innovate and have fun while solving exciting problems. About the Role • Responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Workday Community cloud production and development systems. • Hands-on in deploying, monitoring, automating and managing enterprise solutions and services in AWS. • Supports the tools, infrastructure and monitoring that enables the software development lifecycle. Focus on developer efficiency, release velocity, and product quality. • Maintain an accurate picture of existing server, storage, networking software/hardware and virtual environments to support scaling against various project requirements and production demands. • Work closely with Dev and QA teams to build and support continuous integration and deployment tooling. About You Basic Qualifications • 5+ yrs of software, systems or networking development, with 2+ of those years in a dedicated software development devops engineer role • A proactive written and verbal communicator and proven collaborator who can work as both a team member and a leader in a group. • Can work independently and self-teach new systems and designs. • Ability to work periodically in the evenings with engineers based in the IST time zone • Comprehensive experience with AWS • Possession of a solid understanding of CI/CD and be able to build infrastructure as code (IaC) with tools like Terraform, AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline and CloudFormation • Solid experience with Amazon S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, Elasticache, CDN, and Route 53 • Understanding and proficiency in serverless environments such as ECS, and Fargate. • Strong proficiency in shell scripting and Python • Deep troubleshooting skills that involve analysis of logs, tracing traffic, verifying configuration data, and leveraging automation tools to resolve issues until end-to-end systems are functioning. • Strong proficiency in Docker containerization system administration and troubleshooting Other Qualifications • Experience with leveraging AI tools for coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting infrastructure • Knowledgeable about security, networking, and RDBMS/Database technologies (Postgres, MySQL, R

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