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Workday INC

P2 SRE and Platform Engineer - Sana Search (US Federal)

USA, CA, Pleasanton Posted today

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AgileCI/CDAWSTerraformDockerKubernetesPython

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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.
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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 Workday, founded in 2005, stands as a groundbreaking force in the human capital and financial management industry, with a global presence and a diverse array of customers. Across our offices worldwide, our teams are united by a shared dedication to innovation, collaboration, and excellence! The Workday Sana Search Team is responsible for creating the world’s most powerful, platform-agnostic enterprise search product, transforming the way people and agents interact with knowledge, inside and outside the Workday ecosystem. We are in the process of building the definitive discovery platform: a standalone-ready, hybrid-by-design service that orchestrates enterprise data at scale. From federated gateways to agentic text retrieval pipelines and open personalization frameworks, we provide the blueprints for modern search, engineered for universal portability and precision. Joining our team means embarking on a journey of opportunity to advance your career and contribute to impactful solutions that shape industries. Whether you thrive with solving sophisticated business problems, collaborating with agile teams, or championing innovation and software design, Workday offers an environment where your talents can thrive. About the Role This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). We are seeking a DevOps & Platform Engineer (P2) with 2+ years of professional experience to join the Sana Search Team. In this role, you will support the day-to-day health, automation, and deployment of our cloud-native search products. Working alongside senior engineers, you will help automate processes, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and support our application teams in moving code smoothly from “commit” to “production”.  • Federal Security Requirement: This role supports one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government. Due to federal government security requirements, all personnel working on these contracts must be United States citizens (naturalized or native). What you will do Infrastructure & Platform Engineering • Infrastructure Provisioning: Assist in provisioning and updating AWS resources (EC2, Lambda, ElastiCache, S3, RDS) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. • Developer Enablement: Support self-service developer tooling and assist team members with local and production deployment workflows. • Containerization

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