Sr. Software Development Engineer - Agentic & Semantic System

Workday•Vancouver, BC

1d•CA$140,000 - CA$210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Workday is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer to join the Data Cloud organization. This team is focused on building on the semantic platform to enable agentic access to Workday Data Cloud. The mission is to accelerate agent development and provide a frictionless experience for agents to interact with federated data sources. In this role, you will spearhead the engineering efforts to bootstrap a unified 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 for delivering mission-critical capabilities that meet rigorous functional and quality requirements on schedule.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software development engineering, architecting, building, and scaling robust and efficient software systems.
5+ years of hands-on experience delivering Machine Learning or Agent systems from experimentation, implementation, validation, and monitoring.
Expert in at least one of the following areas: Machine Learning or Data Science, familiar with Agent frameworks and design patterns; MCP protocol and server technologies; Semantic engine or BI, familiar with Semantic Modeling, Knowledge Representations, and BI frameworks.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong understanding of development lifecycles for projects utilizing programming languages and frameworks like Scala, Python, PyTorch, LangChain, 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.
Strong skills in verbal and written communications.

Responsibilities

Spearhead engineering efforts to bootstrap a unified platform enabling internal and external agents to interact seamlessly with the Workday Data Cloud.
Develop and maintain a robust semantic layer and MCP server framework.
Deliver mission-critical capabilities that meet rigorous functional and quality requirements on schedule.
Lead team collaboration within a software development team.
Mentor junior engineers.