# Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Workday

- Company: Workday
- What the company does: Experience a new way to work with Sana and agentic AI from Workday. Backed by Greylock, NEA and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.workday.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: USA, CA, Pleasanton
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $176K to $264K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Senior-Principal-Forward-Deployed-Engineer--FDE-_JR-0111459?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/workday-senior-principal-forward-deployed-engineer-fde/

## About the role

As a Senior or Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll bridge hands-on software development with high-impact customer technical strategy — taking on the most complex, ambiguous engagements where no existing playbook applies. You will partner with enterprise customers, often at the executive level, to architect, deploy, debug, and optimize Workday's AI agents and developer platform solutions inside live customer environments. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, or Software Development
- Hands-on coding and debugging skills (for example, Python, Java, or similar), with knowledge of REST APIs, object-oriented design, and integration patterns
- Knowledge of Workday, including business processes, security and permissions, tenant configuration, integrations, and how customers implement and govern Workday
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% to customer sites as needed
- 10+ years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, or Software Development
- Hands-on coding and debugging skills (for example, Python, Java, or similar), with knowledge of REST APIs, object-oriented design, system architecture, and integration patterns


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/workday-senior-principal-forward-deployed-engineer-fde/