Principal AI Software Engineer – Platform & SaaS

Workday, Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 168,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Vancouver seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join the Evisort team, driving AI-driven contract management improvements and scalable, user‑centric solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists and designers to advance the platform and deliver impact.

Your leadership will span multiple components from development to production, mentoring teammates and shaping technical direction in a fast-paced, cross‑functional environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 8+ years with a web development framework (Flask, Django, FastAPI, etc.).
• 8+ years with relational and NoSQL databases.
• 5+ years leading design or architecture of systems.
• Experience building SaaS in cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with distributed systems and DevOps/CI/CD.
• Strong collaboration and communication across teams.
• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience; Elasticsearch familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with eng, data science, product, and design to shape vision and roadmap.
• Participate in an iterative culture focused on learning and engineering excellence.
• Mentor teammates and drive knowledge sharing across teams.
• Own multiple functional areas from development to production; run it and own it.

Skills

Software engineering

Web frameworks

Databases

Architecture leadership

Cloud / SaaS

Distributed systems

DevOps

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Java

TypeScript

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Vancouver seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join the Evisort team, driving AI-driven contract management improvements and scalable, user‑centric solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists and designers to advance the platform and deliver impact.

Your leadership will span multiple components from development to production, mentoring teammates and shaping technical direction in a fast-paced, cross‑functional environment.