Principal, Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)
Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
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Job Summary
Your work days are brighter here.
Were obsessed with making hard work pay off for our people our customers and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people money and agents were shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join youll feel it. Not just in the products we build but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity empathy and shared enthusiasm. Were in this together tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether youre building smarter solutions supporting customers or creating a space where everyone belongs youll do meaningful work with Workmates whove got your return well give you the trust to take risks the tools to grow the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone including yourself youve found a match in Workday and we hope to be a match for you too.
About the Team
Join the AI Agent Engineering team where were pioneering cutting-edge HR & Finance AI Agents that deeply integrate within the Workday suite. Be part of an innovative agile force architecting intelligent agents that will revolutionize our customers workday.About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a high performing team of innovative engineers to deliver AI-powered agents that integrate deeply into HR and Financial workflows accelerating intelligent decision making.
- Understanding of AI Lifecycle: Extensive knowledge of the AI system lifecycle including problem definition data acquisition model training system integration and validation
- Evaluate select and integrate AI tools frameworks and platforms to ensure scalability efficiency and compliance
- Stay up to date with advancements in AI LLMs RAG autonomous agents and orchestration frameworks to drive innovation
- Work with product engineering and data science teams to innovate and implement AI-based automation solutions that enhance HR and financial operations.
- Collaborate with external AI vendors cloud providers and open-source communities to bring the best-in-class technologies into our AI stack.
- Establish monitoring feedback loops and continuous learning mechanisms to improve agent performance over time.
- Committed to revolutionizing the industry with AI technologies in HCM and Financial systems.
- Building responsible AI into our Agent Factory pipeline supporting various systems.
About You
8 years of experience with product engineering leading the development and delivery of highly available cloud products
5 years proven experience in AI machine learning or intelligent automation with a focus on enterprise applications.
2 years experience with LLMs AI agents and orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangGraph)
5 years experience with Python cloud AI services (AWS Azure GCP) and AI model deployment.
Other Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as Computer Science Mathematics or Engineering.
- Experience with enterprise-grade AI architectures API integration and large-scale automation.
- Hands-on experience with vector databases retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and fine-tuning LLMs.
- Proven track record to tackle sophisticated business challenges by translating them into innovative AI-powered solutions that drive measurable results
- Experience with data privacy security and compliance for AI in enterprise environments
- Experience developing and deploying machine learning solutions using large-scale datasets including specification design data collection and labeling model development validation deployment and ongoing monitoring.
- Experience with fine-tuning AI models including identifying and curating datasets as well as experimenting with models for iterative improvement
Workday Pay Transparency Statement
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.
Primary Location:Additional Considerations:
If performed in Colorado the pay range for this job is $197000 - $295400 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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About Company
Seamlessly manage your people, money, and agents on an open, unified platform with AI at the core. It’s a new work day.
