Enterprise AI Deployment Engineer

Workday, Inc. (old); United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will partner with enterprise customers to architect, deploy, debug, and optimize Workday's AI agents and developer platform within live customer environments. Working across the full deployment lifecycle, you will collaborate with AI Deployment Architects, Product Managers, and Workday Services leads.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, or Software Development.
• Hands-on coding and debugging skills in Python, Java, or similar; strong REST APIs, OO design, system architecture, and integration patterns.
• Experience deploying to enterprise clients, handling live data and custom workflow integration.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Technical Deployment & Engineering: Deploy, configure, and debug AI agents and integrations inside live enterprise tenant environments.
• Customer Discovery & Solution Architecture: Lead technical discovery sessions translating business requirements into product configurations and integration specs.
• Product Feedback Loop: Capture field telemetry and friction points to influence product roadmap.
• Productization of Field Insights: Transform fixes into automated out-of-the-box capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Ecosystem Alignment: Align with services leads, deployment architects, and account teams for seamless delivery.
• Engagement Milestones & Graduation: Guide engagements from kickoff to graduation with 6-month deployment cycles.

Skills

7+ years experience

Forward Deployed Engineering

Solutions Engineering

Technical Consulting

Software Development

Python

Java

REST APIs

OO Design

System Architecture

Integration Patterns

Job description

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

You will partner with enterprise customers to architect, deploy, debug, and optimize Workday's AI agents and developer platform within live customer environments. Working across the full deployment lifecycle, you will collaborate with AI Deployment Architects, Product Managers, and Workday Services leads.