Principal AI UX Lead, Workday
$246-370k
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
Posted today
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR, finance & IT
1001+ employees
Posted today
$246-370k
Office located in Pleasanton, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering
- 7+ years experience with a web development framework (TypeScript/React, Python/FastAPI)
- 3+ years of experience building conversational or agentic AI applications
- 5+ years of experience leading projects or teams
Desirable
- Experience collaborating with product designers, or a demonstrated portfolio focusing on high-quality UX/UI design principles
- 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
- Exposure to additional programming languages like Java (backend) and TypeScript (frontend/fullstack) is a plus
- 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
What the job involves
- As a Principal/Senior AI UX Lead in Agent Factory, you’ll help build the conversational AI experience and ambient capabilities that bring Workday’s agents to life. You are an AI-native builder, not a pure frontend developer
- You will own features end-to-end, connecting the agentic logic directly to the user interface
- You don't just build UI; you orchestrate the agentic flows that power the UX
- You’ll design and ship experiences that bridge the gap between AI capabilities and user intent
- This role is about turning powerful technology into products people actually use: scalable, reliable systems that simplify complex business processes
- You’ll collaborate closely with AI engineers, software engineers, product managers, and designers, ensuring that the interface is a seamless extension of the agent's reasoning
- If you enjoy building real products and solving meaningful problems at the intersection of AI and human workflows, you'll feel right at home here
- Design and deliver intuitive conversational and agentic AI experiences, prioritizing seamless user interactions and thoughtful workflows
- Shape how users experience AI reasoning by bridging the gap between powerful agent capabilities and clear, usable interfaces
- 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
Our take
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.
The company has also grown through acquisitions and partnerships to broaden its capabilities. Most recently, in 2025 it purchases Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge and learning platform, to create a "new front door for work". This acquisition allows Workday to integrate Sana's AI-powered search, agents, and learning capabilities with its own data and workflows, allowing employees to access information, automate tasks, and complete their day entirely within Workday.
Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and in-house development, Workday has built a comprehensive suite of HR, financial, and enterprise tools. By focusing on innovation and AI-driven workflows, the company continues to push productivity and decision-making for organizations worldwide. Building on this track record, Workday is very much positioned for even more growth, reinforcing its status as a leader in shaping the future of work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2011
$85m
SERIES F
Apr 2009
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $215.3m
Company HQ
Pleasanton, CA
Leadership
Aneel Bhusri
(Co-Founder & CEO)Annel began their career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. They then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005.
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