Principal Machine Learning Software Development Engineer, Workday

• 8 or more years of experience with production-level Software Development
• 4 or more years of experience in Python
• 4 or more years of experience building scalable ETL pipelines
• 4 or more years of experience deploying production services to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and using containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with full stack engineering, including front-end frameworks (e.g. React), database technologies, and API development
• Strong understanding of scalable architecture and performance optimization for web applications
• Algorithmic Thinking and a proven track record of designing, implementing, and analyzing algorithms
• Proven experience building flexible and reusable software components
• Experience developing Code Testing strategies with an emphasis on understanding various testing methodologies
• Strong sense of ownership and delivery of finished products. A balance between craftsmanship and the need to ship products to customers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a strong focus on Team Collaboration and customer impact

• In this software engineering role, you will work with machine learning engineers to build, test, and deploy agentic solutions. You will be part of a fast-paced team with a startup-like mentality. In the early stages of the project you will rapidly iterate on prototypes and proof-of-concepts, and in the later stages you will build robust, scalable solutions
• Lead technical initiatives from conception to production
• Build and deploy Python and Spark-based ETL pipelines for collecting, joining, transforming, and loading data used for model training and inference
• Build and deploy secure, restful web services in Python and Kubernetes that activate agents and invoke actions
• Design and implement a multi-tenant runtime architecture that enables fast inference, scales to millions of users, and integrates with existing Workday components
• Build React-based interactive prototypes/demos for showcasing and evaluating the agents
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including MLEs, product managers, and UX designers
• Take ownership for finding creative solutions that move projects forward
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following standard methodologies in software engineering, including automation, observability, and scalability
• Conduct code reviews, participate in design discussions, and engage in collaborative team activities like hackathons and knowledge-sharing sessions

• Posting End Date: 04/6/2025

• Company equity
• Vision and dental insurance
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Virtual primary care
• Flexible time-off policy
• Global mental health resources
• Global dedicated on-site clinical counselors
• Global well-being days
• $25k fertility/family planning benefits
• North Star financial wellness
• Retirement funds and matching
• 401k plan 🇺🇸
• On-site health clinic (Pleasanton office) 🇺🇸

Total funding: $215.3m

Workday is a cloud-based software vendor that provides management of workforces and finances. The company uses a single database for workforce management and financial management to offer integration and optimize business intelligence across companies. It has added to the packages and tools it offers over the years, providing analytic options that allow companies to combine third-party data with information collected by Workday.