Principal AI Agent Engineer, Workday

$193.5-290.3k

AWS
GCP
Python
Azure
Senior and Expert level
Denver

More information about location

Office located in Boulder, CO

Workday

Enterprise management cloud platform

Job no longer available

Workday

Enterprise management cloud platform

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$193.5-290.3k

AWS
GCP
Python
Azure
Senior and Expert level
Denver

More information about location

Office located in Boulder, CO

1001+ employees

B2BHRInternal toolsAnalyticsFinancial ServicesCloud Computing

Company mission

To provide an all-in-one management cloud solution for the rapidly changing business requirements of the modern world.

Role

Who you are

  • 8+ years of experience with product engineering leading the development and delivery of highly available cloud products
  • 5+ years of experience in AI, machine learning, or intelligent automation, with a focus on enterprise applications
  • Deep understanding of LLMs, AI agents, and orchestration frameworks (e.g. LangGraph)
  • Proficiency in Python, cloud AI services (AWS, Azure, GCP), and AI model deployment

Desirable

  • Bachelor's degree 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 ability to solve complex business challenges by translating them into innovative, AI-powered solutions that drive measurable results
  • Experience in 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 models including identifying and curating datasets as well as experimenting with models for iterative improvement

What the job involves

  • We are seeking an experienced AI Agent Principal Engineer who will serve as a lead engineer for a cross-functional team building transformative AI agents for HR & Finance
  • This role is critical in defining the tooling strategy, staying ahead of industry trends, and ensuring our AI-driven solutions seamlessly integrate deeply within the Workday stack
  • You will be responsible for evaluating and selecting AI frameworks, orchestrating agent workflows, and leveraging LLMs, automation frameworks, and enterprise AI technologies to design and develop scalable, reliable and trusted AI agents for both the HR and Finance
  • You will lead a team of engineers to quickly iterate on strategic agentic solutions for HR and Finance
  • 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: Comprehensive 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 design 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

Application process

  • End Date: March 31, 2025

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Insights

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • 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)

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Oct 2011

$85m

SERIES F

Apr 2009

$75m

SERIES E

Total funding: $215.3m

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.

Workday has acquired and paired up with many other companies to keep expanding its offering. In 2021, it purchased the employee feedback platform Peakon in response to the growing need for managers to be able to survey workers and collect satisfaction data without face-to-face meetings. The company has also bought and developed many financial tools and HR management tools.

The company’s goal is to provide end-to-end back office services and while there are other providers, such as UKG Pro and Ceridian HCM, Workday’s broad offering helps them to stand out. Though it faced a tough global market in 2023 and has shed some of its headcount, Workday has seen a 6.5% gain in value in the first quarter of 2024. It is now focusing on growth and developing the AI capabilities of its platform. .

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