Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Developer Platform
Core
Architect, build, deploy, and debug custom AI agents and agentic apps for enterprise customers using the Workday Developer Platform, bridging hands-on engineering with high-impact customer technical strategy.
Role type
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (Developer Platform)
Builds
Custom enterprise AI agents and agentic apps running on Workday rails
Domain
Enterprise AI / Human Capital Management (HCM)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Java, REST APIs, system architecture, integration patterns, agent engineering, MCP (Model Context Protocol), A2A (Agent2Agent), LLM orchestration
Preferred skills
LLM-powered system building, prompt engineering, RAG, agent evaluation, Workday platform experience
Technologies
Workday Agent Harness, Workday Developer Platform, MCP, A2A, Sana, Data Cloud
Responsibilities
Architect and deploy custom AI agents in live customer environments; lead technical discovery with executive-level customers; provide feedback to product teams to improve developer toolkits; turn field insights into standardized product capabilities; collaborate on total agentic systems; mentor engineers and guide technical delivery cycles.
