Sr. Analytics Engineer AI-ML

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About the Team

The Data Platform and Observability Engineering team, located in Pleasanton, CA; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA and Dublin, Ireland, is vital to enabling real-time insights across Workday's platforms, infrastructure, and applications. We're committed to developing large-scale distributed data systems that support crucial Workday applications.
Our team provides software for the collection, ingestion, storage, analytics, and visualization of critical data assets. We lead hundreds of terabytes of data, encapsulating billions of messages produced daily by Workday applications and services.
We are looking for an Analytics AI/ML Engineer who combines deep technical expertise in machine learning with strong engineering fundamentals. This engineer will play a crucial role in building and deploying AI/ML solutions that transform our operational data into intelligent insights. If you have a passion for developing production-ready ML systems and the technical skills to build scalable AI solutions from the ground up, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

• Design and implement machine learning models for anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and root cause analysis to support faster insights for Workday's systems observability

• Develop correlation engines using complex ML algorithms to identify patterns and relationships in sophisticated multi-dimensional datasets

• Create and optimize feature engineering pipelines that transform raw observability data into actionable ML features

• Implement and deploy ML models for service outage prediction, performance optimization

• Connecting data to the actionable model output that will help with reducing our MTTD/MTTR

• Build intelligent agentic systems that can autonomously monitor, diagnose, and recommend remediation actions for system health and performance issues

• Design and implement LLM-powered solutions for automated log analysis, incident analysis, and natural language querying of observability data

• Collaborate with data engineers to design ML-optimized data schemas and storage solutions

• Develop real-time inference systems that can process high-velocity streaming data with low latency

• Research and prototype next-generation AI techniques including deep learning, time series forecasting, and unsupervised learning methods

• Work closely with analytics leaders and product teams to translate business requirements into technical ML solutions

• Contribute to the development of internal ML platforms and tools that enable self-service AI capabilities

About You

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with focus on data-intensive applications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or equivalent work experience

• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)

• Experience with big data processing frameworks (Spark, Kafka) and distributed computing

Other Qualifications

• Proven experience with MLOps tools and practices (MLflow, Kubeflow, Docker, Kubernetes)

• Tried understanding of statistical analysis, time series analysis, and anomaly detection techniques

• Experience with real-time ML inference systems and streaming data processing

• Familiarity with cloud ML services (AWS SageMaker, GCP AI Platform, Azure ML)

• Experience with feature stores, model registries, and ML experiment tracking

• Knowledge of data visualization and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Superset)

• Strong understanding of software engineering standard methodologies including version control, testing, and CI/CD

• Proven business acumen to identify opportunities where AI/ML can drive operational efficiency and incident triaging

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases for ML feature storage and retrieval

• Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with multi-functional teams and explain technical concepts to non-technical collaborators

• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and drive projects to completion

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton

 

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $186,600 USD - $279,900 USD

 

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $157,600 USD - $279,900 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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