Principal Software Development Engineer

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

About the Role

As a Principal Software Engineer in Agent Factory youll help build the user-facing and platform experiences that bring Workdays AI agents to life. Working within a small cross-functional pod youll design and ship full stack solutionsfrom intuitive front-end experiences to resilient backend services that integrate AI-driven capabilities deeply into HR and Finance workflows. This role is about turning powerful technology into products people actually use: scalable reliable systems that simplify complex business processes for customers around the world. Youll collaborate closely with machine learning engineers product managers and platform teams owning features end to end and seeing your work run in production. If you enjoy building real products solving meaningful problems and working with people who care about quality and craft youll feel right at home here.

Your responsibilities:

• Design and implement agentic architectures securely integrating LLMs with our backend systems to execute complex tasks.

• Build and deliver full stack features that power AI agents embedded in HR and Financial workflows

• Own services and experiences from development through productionyou build it you run it

• 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

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in software engineering

• 7 years experience with a web development framework (Python preferred: Flask Django or FastAPI)

• 7 years with a Relational DB (PostgreSQL preferred)

Other Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience building AI agents using modern AI development tools (e.g. LangChain/LangGraph LLM vendor APIs)

• 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

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.

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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