Principal Agent Development Engineer – Agent Platform Full Time NEW

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. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. 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.

About The Team

The Agent Platform team delivers a new AI focused experience for Workday customers, and most importantly their employees. We are at the forefront of Workday’s AI & Agentic initiatives with the objective to deliver and integrate Agentic capabilities across the entire Workday platform, including the widespread adoption and AI powered Assist features, rapid creation and deployment of Workday-native AI Agents, and the delivery of Workday’s Agent System of Record.

Focus Area: Data Engineering & Trust Systems

We are seeking to engineer the intelligent data backbone and verified trust systems that power Workday’s AI and Agents. This role will specifically be part of the Agent Trust and Inspection team, with responsibilities including Agent Safety Scanning, Attestation, Observability, and enhancing the Customer Experience for Agent Management. This is a unique opportunity at the intersection of Agent development, operation, security, and identity.

Why Join the Agent Platform Team?

The Data & Frontier: Tackle unique challenges in Agentic AI utilizing Workday’s exclusive, high-integrity enterprise datasets.

Impact at Scale: Your contributions will act as the crucial optimizer and gatekeeper of quality for products that reach 31 million global users.

People-First Culture: We cultivate a culture that balances high-intensity innovation with a strong commitment to sustainable work-life integration.

Who We’re Looking For:

We are looking for creative, results-oriented, and collaborative Agent Development Engineers to help build and scale the next generation of our Agentic system.

About The Role

In this role as an Agent Development Engineer on the Agent Trust and Inspection team, you will significantly contribute to building trust in our AI agents by implementing essential guardrails and security features. This is an exciting chance to leverage and enhance various agent frameworks, adding crucial checks and balances to create practical, scalable, and reliable next-generation agentic products that streamline complex HR and Finance workflows for our worldwide customer base.

If you are passionate about building real agentic products, tackling meaningful challenges, and working with a team dedicated to quality and craft, you will thrive in this role.

Your responsibilities:

• Engineering & Automation: Enhance and maintain features within our in-house/third-party agentic framework. Build agents to automate workflows for the Agent Trust and Inspection team.
• Security & Adversarial Testing: Develop and deploy adversarial agents and specialized sandbox environments to rigorously test and secure AI agents across the Workday ecosystem. Work with cross-functional teams to embed real-time security guardrails into their agentic systems.
• Collaborate in an iterative, team-first environment that values strong engineering practices and continuous learning
• Share knowledge, mentor teammates, and help raise the technical bar across the pod
• Evaluate the latest agentic technologies to determine their potential for enhancing our platform.

About You

• Extensive Experience (12+ years) in software engineering or experience +equivalent educational background
• Deep Expertise in Python: 5+ years writing modular, performant Python code and libraries.
• Production ML/Autonomous Systems: 5+ years designing and implementing Machine Learning/autonomous systems in a production environment.
• Familiarity with Agentic Frameworks: Exposure to frameworks such as Langchain, Langraph (preferred), CrewAI, and ADK.
• End-to-End Agentic Architecture: Knowledge of the complete production architecture for modern Agentic systems, including MCP servers and AI gateways.
• Agentic Design Patterns: Experience in the implementation of various Agentic Design Patterns.
• Bachelor’s degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience

Other Qualification

• Familiarity with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Cursor
• Experience building and operating SaaS products in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Familiarity with the tradeoffs and architecture of modern distributed systems
• Knowledge of software development best practices (DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability)
• Exposure to Amazon Bedrock/Google ADK or any other equivalent framework
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proven success working within fast-paced, agile environments and cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical partners

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

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 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. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. 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 click here.

Primary Location: USA.GA.Atlanta

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $182,400 USD – $273,600 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $173,300 USD – $309,600 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $182,400 – $273,600 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

The application deadline for this role is the same as the posting end date stated as below:

04/30/2026

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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