Senior Architect, Open AI Developer Platform

Workday, Inc. (old); Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 288,000 - 432,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, California, is seeking a Distinguished Architect to lead the Developer Platform’s transition to an open, headless AI toolchain. You will shape technology strategy for enterprise AI systems and multi-tenant services.

As a core member of the leadership team, you’ll mentor senior engineers, collaborate across product and R&D, and translate platform goals into concrete roadmaps while ensuring performance, security, and scalable collaboration with strategic partners.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of distributed systems architecture experience.
• BA/BS in CS, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Agentic AI/LLM-native frameworks experience.
• Headless API-first platform design expertise.
• Large-scale architectural evolution and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform evolution from low-code to open, headless AI toolchain.
• Define target-state architecture exposing enterprise data to developers and AI agents.
• Establish open platform standards for multi-tenant, low-latency systems.
• Act as Apex technical authority advising leadership on complex trade-offs.
• Champion developer community and customer engagements.
• Mentor engineers and enforce architecture reviews and standards.
• Unify Product & R&D alignment with leadership.

Skills

Agentic Systems Architecture

Headless API Platform

Large-Scale Architecture

Strategic Decision Making

Platform Security Guardrails

Advocacy & Industry Influence

Education

BA/BS in CS/Engineering/Related Field

Job description

Workday, Inc. in Pleasanton, California, is seeking a Distinguished Architect to lead the Developer Platform’s transition to an open, headless AI toolchain. You will shape technology strategy for enterprise AI systems and multi-tenant services.

As a core member of the leadership team, you’ll mentor senior engineers, collaborate across product and R&D, and translate platform goals into concrete roadmaps while ensuring performance, security, and scalable collaboration with strategic partners.