Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AI & Enterprise

Workday, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge hands‑on software development with high‑impact customer strategy in Ireland.

You will architect, deploy, debug, and optimize AI agents and Workday’s developer platform inside live customer environments, partnering with enterprise leaders and cross‑functional teams. You will influence product direction, mentor engineers, and drive deployments from kickoff to graduation, typically within six‑month cycles.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering or related enterprise tech engagements.
• Hands‑on coding and debugging with Python/Java; strong REST API expertise.
• Experience reading customer tenants and mapping requirements to product configurations.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and debug AI agents and integrations in complex live enterprise tenants.
• Lead technical discovery sessions with senior leaders, translating business needs into product configurations and integration specs.
• Synthesize field telemetry and recurring friction into insights that shape the product roadmap and engineering backlog.
• Lead the work to turn field fixes into standardised, automated product capabilities.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Workday Services leads and customer executives, aligning on technical strategy.
• Manage end‑to‑end engagements within six‑month deployment cycles and mentor other FDEs.

Skills

Forward Deployed Eng

Coding: Python/Java

REST APIs

Executive engagement

Travel readiness

Communication skills

Workday know‑how

Tools

Workday platform

Job description

Workday, Inc. is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge hands‑on software development with high‑impact customer strategy in Ireland.

You will architect, deploy, debug, and optimize AI agents and Workday’s developer platform inside live customer environments, partnering with enterprise leaders and cross‑functional teams. You will influence product direction, mentor engineers, and drive deployments from kickoff to graduation, typically within six‑month cycles.