Principal AI Deployment Engineer (Hybrid/Remote)

Workday, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 206,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Principal 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 within live environments.

You will work with deployment architects, product managers, and services leads across the full deployment lifecycle, influencing product direction and mentoring other engineers along the way.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, or Software Development experience.
• Hands-on coding and debugging skills (Python/Java) with REST APIs, OO design and system architecture knowledge.
• Experience reading and governing Workday tenant configurations and security.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and debug AI agents and integrations inside complex live enterprise environments.
• Lead technical discovery sessions with senior customer leaders to translate requirements into robust configurations and integration specs.
• Synthesize field telemetry and recurring issues into product roadmap insights.
• Turn field insights into automated, out-of-the-box product capabilities.
• Act as trusted technical advisor to services leads, architects, and account teams.
• Lead high-stakes engagements end-to-end within deployment cycles and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Python

Java

REST APIs

Object oriented design

System architecture

Integration patterns

Executive engagement

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Principal 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 within live environments.

You will work with deployment architects, product managers, and services leads across the full deployment lifecycle, influencing product direction and mentoring other engineers along the way.