Senior AI Engineer, Production-Grade Agents

Workday; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead end-to-end design, implementation, and integration of intelligent agents within our AI-powered HR/Finance platform. You will bridge ML research with production software, ensuring robust, scalable solutions that respect governance and data privacy at global scale.

You’ll collaborate with ML engineers, platform teams, and product owners to deliver reliable agentic workflows, optimize latency, and manage costs while upholding Workday's values and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with backend/AI focus.
• Experience shipping LLM-backed products and enterprise AI solutions.
• Experience with AI governance, guardrails, and data privacy in production.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement end-to-end AI agent systems that integrate with Workday platforms.
• Lead orchestration of multi-agent workflows and scalable model integration.
• Ensure latency, reliability, and cost constraints are met in production deployments.

Skills

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

API design

LLM/agentic systems

AI integration

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

Performance optimization

Python/Java/Scala

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in CS/SE

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

Workday is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead end-to-end design, implementation, and integration of intelligent agents within our AI-powered HR/Finance platform. You will bridge ML research with production software, ensuring robust, scalable solutions that respect governance and data privacy at global scale.

You’ll collaborate with ML engineers, platform teams, and product owners to deliver reliable agentic workflows, optimize latency, and manage costs while upholding Workday's values and