Principal Developer Relations Engineer

About the role

The Developer Relations Engineering (DRE) team is one of the driving forces behind a productive, well-enabled developer ecosystem at Workday. Working within the Outbound Developer Platform organization alongside Outbound Product Management and Developer Relations, DRE brings a specialized, hands-on technical expertise rooted in building and developing on the platform itself - creating samples, frameworks, and demos, and translating complex capabilities into practical guidance that developers and internal teams depend on. This depth of engineering experience ensures that the platform's capabilities are not just understood, but actively put to use in the real world. The DRE team sits at the forefront of one of the most significant shifts in Workday's history. As the developer ecosystem evolves from building traditional apps and integrations to building agents, agentic apps, and integrations designed for the agentic landscape, DRE is leading the way in helping developers embrace new AI tooling like Developer Agent and Agent Ready Tools, bring these capabilities together to build solutions faster, and champion responsible AI usage. DRE serves as a critical part of the feedback loop with Workday's product and engineering teams through programs like Early Adopter engagements, and is the engine that enables front-line resources, most notably the Forward Deployed Engineers, to lead the field in the AI shift with Workday's most strategic customers. At the same time, Workday is opening the developer experience more than ever before, and DRE plays a central role in making the platform an enticing place for developers to grow their careers and deepen their skills. What makes this team special is its deeply hands-on culture. Every member comes from an implementer or developer background, which means the team does not just understand what the product is capable of, they know how to build with it. The team embraces every challenge thrown its way, takes tremendous pride in their work, and has a genuine sense of unity. Team members reprioritize to help one another and ensure everyone succeeds, whether they are directly involved in each other's initiatives or not. As a Principal Developer Relations Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader on the DRE team, serving as a bridge between the developer platform and the diverse communities that build on it. You will play a critical role in ensuring that developers, partners, and internal teams have the technical knowledge, resources, and enablement they need to succeed on the Workday platform, especially as the ecosystem shifts toward agentic solutions and AI-driven development workflows. In this role, you will be responsible for: Enabling Forward Deployed Engineers and other front-line roles on both existing and emerging Developer Platform capabilities, with a particular focus on the newest AI features so they can position and solution the platform appropriately with Workday's most strategic customers. Running and supporting Early Adopter programs for emerging product features. This includes coordinating across Developer Platform, AI Platform, and Product Development Engineering to ensure EA programs are run effectively, products are thoroughly tested in real-world customer environments, and constructive feedback is curated for product teams prior to general availability. Ensuring that EA participants receive the enablement and support necessary to use and test EA products, driving positive outcomes that include successful testing, actionable product feedback, and customer success stories for marketing use at launch. Helping the developer community understand how to bring together agents, agentic apps, integrations, and AI tooling to build solutions faster - guiding them through the shift fro

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Your work days are brighter here. We're obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you'll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We're in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you'll do meaningful work with Workmates who've got your back. In return, we'll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you've found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

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