Workday Engineer: Build Scalable HR Workflows

OpenAI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in Seattle seeks a seasoned Workday Engineer to design, build, and operate critical HR workflows, with strong engineering fluency and deep Workday expertise.

You will integrate Workday with internal tools, automate complex processes, and collaborate across People, Finance, Security, and Engineering to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. This role emphasizes executable engineering practices, CLI tooling, and observability to maintain high data quality and security.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in Workday engineering, integrations, platform automation, or adjacent systems engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday technologies such as EIB, Studio, Cloud Connect, Extend, reporting, calculated fields, security, and business process design.
• A track record of building technical solutions beyond administration or configuration alone, including automation, scripting, debugging, and systems design.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Workday integrations, applications, and workflow automations across domains such as payroll, benefits, recruiting, performance, and case management
• Improve the reliability, quality, and scalability of People systems through strong engineering, testing, and operational practices
• Build technical solutions that connect Workday with internal platforms, external vendors, and AI-powered tooling
• Contribute to more agentic internal workflows by helping design systems that combine HR data, automation, orchestration, and intelligent tooling
• Use Git-based development practices, code review, and structured change management to deliver safely in a fast-moving environment
• Use CLI-based tools and developer workflows to build, test, troubleshoot, and support production systems efficiently
• Partner with stakeholders across People, Finance, Security, and Engineering to translate business needs into durable technical solutions
• Establish and raise standards for observability, security, supportability, and long-term maintainability across the People systems stack

Skills

Workday engineering

Integrations

Automation

Git-based workflows

CLI-based tooling

Tools

EIB

Studio

Cloud Connect

Extend

Reporting

Calculated fields

Security

Business process design

Job description

OpenAI in Seattle seeks a seasoned Workday Engineer to design, build, and operate critical HR workflows, with strong engineering fluency and deep Workday expertise.

You will integrate Workday with internal tools, automate complex processes, and collaborate across People, Finance, Security, and Engineering to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. This role emphasizes executable engineering practices, CLI tooling, and observability to maintain high data quality and security.