Workday Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Workday integrations, applications, and workflow automations across payroll, benefits, recruiting, and performance
• Improve the reliability, quality, and scalability of People systems through engineering and testing practices
• Build technical solutions connecting Workday with internal platforms, external vendors, and AI-powered tooling
• Use Git-based development practices, code review, and structured change management
• Use CLI-based tools and developer workflows to build, test, and troubleshoot production systems
• Partner with stakeholders across People, Finance, Security, and Engineering to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Establish standards for observability, security, and long-term maintainability

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in Workday engineering, integrations, or platform automation
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday technologies (EIB, Studio, Cloud Connect, Extend, reporting, calculated fields)
• Track record of building technical solutions including automation, scripting, and systems design
• Comfort working in Git-based environments with modern software development practices
• Strong fluency with CLI-based workflows and developer tools
• Experience designing and supporting production integrations with high reliability and security standards
• Strong problem-solving skills for ambiguous technical challenges
• Interest in agentic systems, AI-enabled internal tooling, or LLM-powered workflow design

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating Workday with finance, identity, or recruiting systems
• Experience with observability, alerting, and production support for business-critical workflows
• Experience building internal tools or automation frameworks in high-growth environments
• Familiarity with secure systems design and governance for sensitive employee data

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.