Workday

Principal Software Engineer, Agentic UX

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2 days ago
Pleasanton, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$206k - $370k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver intuitive conversational and agentic AI experiences and workflows.
  • Bridge agent capabilities and AI reasoning with clear, usable user interfaces.
  • Own and ship end-to-end features connecting agentic logic directly to the user experience.
  • Collaborate with AI engineers, software engineers, product managers, and designers in a cross-functional environment.
  • Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and raise the technical bar across the team.

Requirements

  • At least 12 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 7 years building and shipping user-facing software products, preferably with TypeScript/React and Python/FastAPI.
  • At least 3 years building conversational or agentic AI applications.
  • At least 5 years leading projects or teams.
  • Experience collaborating with product designers or a portfolio demonstrating high-quality UX/UI design principles.
  • Experience building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments, with AWS preferred.
  • Familiarity with modern distributed-systems architecture and tradeoffs.
  • Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch and exposure to Java and TypeScript.
  • Experience working in fast-paced, agile, cross-functional environments with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary ranges are listed by location, with eligibility for the Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific bonus/commission and annual refresh stock grants.
  • Flex Work combines remote and in-person work, with at least 50% of each quarter spent in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, or partners.
  • Workday provides reasonable accommodations and is an equal opportunity employer.
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About Workday

10,000+ employees

Workday builds cloud-based enterprise applications for human capital management and financial management, including payroll, time tracking, expenses, planning, and procurement, sold on a subscription basis with professional services. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ as WDAY. Organizations worldwide use Workday to unify HR and finance data, automate processes, and apply AI to workforce and financial operations.

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