Sr. Software Development Engineer at Workday, Inc.

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Compensation · Listed in posting

$156,000 – $234,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Longmont, Colorado · Vancouver, British Columbia
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 21, 2026

Description

Workday is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer for its AI Model Serving team to lead technical design and decision-making for large-scale systems that move machine learning models to production. The role focuses on distributed systems, Python, Kubernetes and GPU infrastructure, LLM and traditional ML model serving, observability, production reliability, and engineering mentorship. It is based in Boulder, Colorado, with a flexible work arrangement requiring at least 50% office or field time each quarter, and offers an annualized base salary of $156,000 to $234,000 USD.

Required Skills

Python
Kubernetes
GPU management
Distributed systems
LLMs
Observability
CI/CD

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Required Previous Experiences: 6+ years of software development experience focused on large-scale distributed systems
Experience designing, building, and scaling production-grade distributed systems
Experience writing production-level Python code and building systems in Python-based frameworks
Hands-on experience deploying and scaling Kubernetes workloads with GPU resource management
Experience with serving, scaling, and monitoring large language models and traditional machine learning models
Experience designing and maintaining observability strategies
Experience mentoring engineers and fostering an inclusive team environment
Translation Company Name: Workday, Inc.