At Workiva, the business problem is to help businesses navigate complex Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) challenges by building innovative solutions.
Requirements
- Strong foundation in computer science, including expertise in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented software design, and working with cloud-based distributed systems
- Hand-on experience in a production engineering environment
- Proficiency with event-driven architectures, data pipelines, and event sourcing
- Expertise in React, Kotlin, GraphQL (API development), and Snowflake (data storage)
- Expertise in debugging complex systems or applications
- Experience working in an agile development environment preferred, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and adaptability skills, with a commitment to staying up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of new systems and services—taking products from concept to launch
- Architect and develop scalable, event-driven distributed systems and APIs that power our GRC solutions
- Learn and adapt to GRC principles and apply them effectively in software development
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that follows industry best practices and coding standards
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and automated tests (unit, integration, functional, etc.) with Workiva solutions in mind to ensure software quality and reliability
- Drive product discovery activities with customers and stakeholders to gain insights, validate hypotheses, and identify opportunities for innovation
- Participate in production on-call support rotation
Other
- Proven experience operating at a Principal Engineer level or higher. (8+ years of relevant experience)
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills, adept at explaining complex technical issues to diverse audiences
- Curiosity, accountability, and a passion for creating change that matters
- Expect up to 10% travel
