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AI Engineer

Workday Pleasanton, CA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$173,000 - $259,000 per year

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Description

We're seeking an AI Engineer to join our Agent Factory team, where you'll develop and integrate intelligent feature layers behind Workday's next-generation AI agents. You'll work on implementing pre-trained foundational models, building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and managing orchestration frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate intelligent feature layers behind Workday's next-generation AI agents
  • Implement how pre-trained foundational models (LLMs, vision APIs, etc.) power functional, user-facing enterprise software
  • Work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and designers to turn cutting-edge agentic workflows into highly responsive, reliable, and user-centric features embedded directly into the Workday stack
  • Hands-on with building RAG pipelines, managing orchestration frameworks, and continuous prompt engineering

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • 1+ years of professional experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs), foundational models, or modern AI APIs
  • Demonstrated experience working with AI orchestration concepts (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar tooling) and a strong foundation in prompt engineering
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with API integration, backend application development, and managing data pipelines
  • 2+ years of experience working with core development languages (such as Python) and handling modern software engineering workflows (CI/CD, testing frameworks, and version control)

Benefits

  • Annualized base salary range: $173,000 - $259,000 USD
  • Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus
  • Annual refresh stock grants
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Flexible work arrangements, with at least 50% of time spent in the office or in the field each quarter

Skills

Required

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