Senior or Principal Software Development Engineer - Agent Factory

Workday is a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. The Senior or Principal Software Development Engineer will build and operate full-stack products and platform experiences that bring AI agents into HR and Finance workflows, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions in production.

Responsibilities:

• Build and deliver full stack features that power AI agents embedded in HR and Financial workflows
• Own services and experiences from development through production—you build it, you run it
• Collaborate in an iterative, team-first environment that values strong engineering practices and continuous learning
• Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and help raise the technical bar across the pod

Requirements:

• • 8+ years experience in software development engineering
• • 12+ years experience in software development engineering
• • Experience building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• • Familiarity with the tradeoffs and architecture of modern distributed systems
• • Knowledge of software development best practices (DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability)
• • Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• • Familiarity with Elasticsearch
• • Proven success working within fast-paced, agile environments and cross-functional teams
• • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical partners
• • Comfortable working with ambiguity and translating complex problems into clear, thoughtful solutions
• • Committed to fostering an inclusive, team-oriented environment and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement
• • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline; Master's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience
• **Visa sponsorship isavailable for this role
• Relocation assistance is available for this role
• • Exposure to additional programming languages like Java (backend) and TypeScript (frontend/fullstack) is a plus
• • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline; Master's degree preferred