Agent Development Engineer, Workday
Agent Platform
$123.9-222k
Salary dependent on location
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2+ days a week in office (Boulder, CO)
Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
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Enterprise AI platform for managing HR and finance
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$123.9-222k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
2+ days a week in office (Boulder, CO)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to elevate humans and supercharge work, moving business forever forward.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for creative, results-oriented, and collaborative Agent Development Engineers to help build and scale the next generation of our Agentic system
- 5+ years in software engineering
- Expertise in Python: 2+ years writing modular, performant Python code and libraries
- Production ML/Autonomous Systems: 2+ years experience implementing Machine Learning/autonomous systems in a production environment
- 1+ year experience in writing Agents in production
- Bachelor's degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience
- Familiarity with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor
- 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)
- Exposure to Amazon Bedrock/Google ADK or any other equivalent framework
- Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- 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
What the job involves
- We are seeking to engineer the intelligent data backbone and verified trust systems that power Workday’s AI and Agents
- This role will specifically be part of the Agent Trust and Inspection team, with responsibilities including Agent Safety Scanning, Attestation, Observability, and enhancing the Customer Experience for Agent Management
- This is a unique opportunity at the intersection of Agent development, operation, security, and identity
- Why Join the Agent Platform Team?
- The Data & Frontier: Tackle unique challenges in Agentic AI utilizing Workday’s exclusive, high-integrity enterprise datasets
- Impact at Scale: Your contributions will act as the crucial optimizer and gatekeeper of quality for products that reach 31 million global users
- People-First Culture: We cultivate a culture that balances high-intensity innovation with a strong commitment to sustainable work-life integration
- In this role as an Agent Development Engineer on the Agent Trust and Inspection team, you will significantly contribute to building trust in our AI agents by implementing essential guardrails and security features
- This is an exciting chance to leverage and enhance various agent frameworks, adding crucial checks and balances to create practical, scalable, and reliable next-generation agentic products that streamline complex HR and Finance workflows for our worldwide customer base
- If you are passionate about building real agentic products, tackling meaningful challenges, and working with a team dedicated to quality and craft, you will thrive in this role
- Engineering & Automation: Enhance and maintain features within our in-house/third-party agentic framework. Build agents to automate workflows for the Agent Trust and Inspection team
- Security & Adversarial Testing: Develop and deploy adversarial agents and specialized sandbox environments to rigorously test and secure AI agents across the Workday ecosystem. Work with cross-functional teams to embed real-time security guardrails into their agentic systems
- 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
- Evaluate the latest agentic technologies to determine their potential for enhancing our platform
Application process
- End Date: April 30, 2026
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 & Executive Chair)Annel began his career at Morgan Stanley as a Corporate Finance Analyst. He then spent nearly 6 years at PeopleSoft as a Senior VP before co-founding Workday in 2005, where he has served as the CEO ever since.
Carl Eschenbach
(CEO)Carl joined Workday in 2022 as Co-CEO, becoming CEO in 2024. He has also been a Partner at Sequoia Capital since 2016. Previously, he spent 14 years at VMware as President and COO and 3 years at Inktomi Corporation as the VP of North America Sales.
Peter Bailis
(CTO)Prior to joining Workday in 2025, People was a VP of Engineering at Google. He also previously founded Sisu Data, where he served as the CEO for over 5 years.
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