Software Development Engineer - Platform Engineer (Remote Working)

We're obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. We're in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you'll do meaningful work with Workmates who've got your back. In return, we'll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you've found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

The Workday AI Infrastructure & Operations team is seeking an energetic and determined Software Engineer to design, implement, and deliver highly scalable features for our AI Infrastructure platform. As a member of this fast paced group you will have a unique and rewarding opportunity to shape and contribute towards microservices that power Workday AI features in production. You will partner with Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, and other Software Engineers to create the technology that brings these features to life.
We are looking for Software Development Engineers to help build our Agent Platform: the infrastructure that enables teams to develop, deploy, and operate AI agents in production.

In this role, you will design and implement backend services, systems, and tooling that support the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for AI applications. You'll work on problems spanning distributed systems, orchestration, and developer experience, helping teams reliably build, test, and scale AI-powered workflows.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys building production systems, solving complex technical problems, and working at the intersection of platform engineering and AI.

Build and maintain services and tooling that support agent deployment, testing, and lifecycle management within the CI/CD pipeline.
Write high-quality, maintainable code in Python to power platform capabilities and APIs.
Improve system performance across latency, throughput, and fault tolerance.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and AI teams to deliver production-ready solutions and development infrastructure.
Participate in design discussions and contribute to system architecture and technical decisions.

Basic Qualifications (Software Engineer):

• 3+ years of software development experience building backend systems or services.
• Strong proficiency in Python (or similar languages such as Go or Java).
• Experience designing and building distributed systems and scalable services.
• Familiarity with machine learning or LLM-powered applications and the challenges of running them in production, especially related to their deployment and operational tooling.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Basic Qualifications (Senior Software Engineer)

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production-grade backend or platform systems .
• Strong proficiency in Python (or similar languages such as Go or Java).
• Experience designing and building distributed systems and scalable services .
• Familiarity with machine learning or LLM-powered applications and the challenges of running them in production.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Ability to navigate ambiguity, make sound technical decisions, and drive projects end-to-end.
Experience working on platforms, infrastructure, or developer tooling.
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and modern deployment practices (CI/CD).
Experience building or supporting platforms, developer infrastructure, or internal tooling.
Experience with agent-based systems, workflow orchestration, or complex multi-step pipelines from an infrastructure or SDLC perspective.
Familiarity with model serving, vector databases, or evaluation frameworks in the context of MLOps.
Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a 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. For more information regarding Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $112,000 CAD - $168,000 CAD
Primary CAN Base Pay Range: $112,000 - $168,000 CAD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we're combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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