Principal Developer Relations Engineer

Workday, Inc.
Pleasanton, CA, United States
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Systems Development Life Cycle Application Enhancement Tool Workday

Job description

Experteer Overview As a Principal Developer Relations Engineer, you drive the use of Workday’s developer platform by external and internal communities. You’ll enable frontline engineers and partners to adopt AI-enabled capabilities, shaping how agents and agentic apps are built. You’ll lead early adopter programs, create practical samples and demos, and deliver enablement across teams and events. You join a hands-on, collaborative culture to accelerate a responsible AI-driven developer ecosystem and help customers succeed. Compensation / Benefits * Enable Frontline Engineers and other roles on current and new Developer Platform capabilities with emphasis on AI features * Lead and support Early Adopter programs across multiple teams to validate features in real-world environments * Ensure EA participants receive enablement and produce actionable product feedback and customer success stories * Guide developers on integrating agents, agentic apps, integrations, and AI tooling within open, flexible development models * Build and maintain technical samples, frameworks, and demos (Extend, Orchestrate, Data Cloud, custom agents, agentic apps, AI tooling) * Create guided activities and hands-on content for Express Labs, Very Live Demos, DevCon, Rising, and Hackathons * Present on Developer Deep Dive calls, contribute to Developer Forums, and lead enablement sessions for sales, services, and customer-facing teams Tasks * 10+ years in developer relations, developer enablement, technical consulting, platform engineering, or related field * Hands-on experience applying AI-powered tools within developer workflows * Skilled communicator able to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences * Experience managing inter-group relationships with product, engineering, sales, and services * Forward-looking, analytical mindset with ability to derive insights about the developer ecosystem * Creative and resourceful, open to exploring new tools, ideas, and approaches * Empathetic to developer experience with strong listening and feedback shaping abilities * Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects and priorities * Excellent written and verbal communication for creating samples, demos, and documentation Key requirements * workplace flexibility (flexible work arrangement) * bonus plan or commission potential * annual refresh stock grants * base salary ranges listed by location * supportive culture with growth and learning opportunities * inclusive hiring and accessibility commitments

Requirements

  • flexible development models * Build and maintain technical samples, frameworks, and demos (Extend, Orchestrate, Data Cloud, custom agents, agentic apps, AI tooling) * Create guided activities and hands-on content for Express Labs, Very Live Demos, DevCon, Rising, and Hackathons * Present on Developer Deep Dive calls, contribute to Developer Forums, and lead enablement sessions for sales, services, and customer-facing teams Tasks * 10+ years in developer relations, developer enablement, technical consulting, platform engineering, or related field * Hands-on experience applying AI-powered tools within developer workflows * Skilled communicator able to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences * Experience managing inter-group relationships with product, engineering, sales, and services * Forward-looking, analytical mindset with ability to derive insights about the developer ecosystem * Creative and resourceful, open to exploring new tools, ideas, and approaches * Empathetic P _ developer experience with strong listening and feedback shaping abilities * Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects and priorities * Excellent written and verbal communication for creating samples, demos, and documentation Key requirements * workplace flexibility (flexible work arrangement) * bonus plan or commission potential * annual refresh stock grants * base salary ranges listed by location * supportive culture with growth and learning opportunities * inclusive hiring and accessibility commitments

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