Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Bridge hands-on software development with high-impact customer technical strategy for Workday's AI agents and developer platform in live enterprise environments.
Role type
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (Senior IC)
Builds
AI agents, integrations, and scalable product capabilities derived from field insights
Domain
HR Tech / Enterprise SaaS / AI Agents
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Java, REST APIs, system architecture, integration patterns, Workday tenant configuration, executive stakeholder management, technical discovery, productization of field insights, mentorship
Preferred skills
LLM-powered systems, prompt/context engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, agent orchestration
Technologies
Python, Java, REST APIs
Responsibilities
Architect and debug AI agents in complex live enterprise tenant environments; lead technical discovery with senior customer leaders; synthesize field telemetry into product roadmap insights; turn custom fixes into standardized product capabilities; mentor other engineers on technical approach and customer engagement.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
