Enterprise AI Deployment Engineer

Workday Limited; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Work

Stock grants

Job summary

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

You will partner with enterprise clients to architect, deploy, debug, and optimize Workday’s AI agents and developer platform solutions inside live environments. You will collaborate with AI Deployment Architects, Product Managers, and Services leads across the deployment lifecycle, driving immediate customer success and embedding field-tested solutions back into the

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, or Software Development.
• Hands-on coding and debugging skills (Python, Java, or similar) with REST APIs and OO design.
• Experience with enterprise deployments, live data troubleshooting, and integration patterns.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% to customer sites.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into robust product configurations.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication; collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and debug AI agents and integrations directly inside live enterprise tenant environments against complex customer workflows and real-world data.
• Lead technical discovery sessions with key customer stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into robust product configurations, POCs, and integration specs.
• Capture field telemetry, edge-case failures, and customer friction points to influence the core product roadmap and engineering backlog.
• Identify recurring deployment challenges and transform fixes into standardized, automated out-of-the-box product capabilities.
• Partner with Workday Services leads, AI Deployment Architects, and Account Teams to ensure seamless project delivery while focusing on core product strengths.
• Guide engagements through structured milestones—from kickoff to graduation—enabling self-sustaining customer ownership within a typical 6-month deployment cycle.

Skills

Forward Deployed Engineering

Solutions Engineering

Technical Consulting

Software Development

Python

Java

Tools

REST APIs

Job description

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

You will partner with enterprise clients to architect, deploy, debug, and optimize Workday’s AI agents and developer platform solutions inside live environments. You will collaborate with AI Deployment Architects, Product Managers, and Services leads across the deployment lifecycle, driving immediate customer success and embedding field-tested solutions back into the