Sr. Software Development Engineer - Agentic System

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Being part of the Data Cloud organization at Workday, the team is building on the semantic platform to enable agentic access to Workday Data Cloud. The mission of the team is to accelerate agent development and provide a friction‑less experience for agents to interact with federated data sources.

In this role, you will spearhead the engineering efforts to build agentic capabilities on a platform that enables internal and external agents to interact seamlessly with the Workday Data Cloud through a robust semantic layer and MCP server framework. As a senior engineer you will be responsible to deliver mission‑critical capabilities that meet rigorous functional and quality requirements on schedule. You will also drive the engineering effort to architect and evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of the agents.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience in software development engineering, architecting, building, and scaling robust and efficient software systems.
• 5+ years hands on experience delivering Machine Learning or Agent systems from experimentation, implementation, validation and monitoring.
• Expert in Machine Learning or Data Science, familiar with Agent frameworks and design patterns.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Other

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of development life cycles for projects utilizing programming languages and frameworks like Scala, Python, PyTorch, Lang Chain, etc.
• Strong ability in Algorithmic Thinking to design and optimize solutions for complex ML and Agentic systems.
• Solid experience with API Development, and experience in designing and building MCP server.
• Strong understanding of Object‑Oriented Design principles and their application in designing scalable software architectures.
• Proven ability to lead Team Collaboration within a software development team and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong skills in verbal and written communications.

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 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. Each candidate’s 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 Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please refer to the Workday benefits page.

Primary

Location:

CAN.BC.Vancouver

Primary CAN Base Pay Range: $140,000 - $210,000 CAD

Additional CAN Location(s) Base Pay Range: $140,000 - $210,000 CAD

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