Principal Software Engineer - Evisort AI

Workday Workday · Enterprise · Vancouver, BC +1

Principal Software Engineer role at Workday focusing on their AI-driven contract management platform. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to build and enhance scalable, user-centric solutions, and taking ownership from development to production. Requires extensive software engineering experience, web framework expertise, PostgreSQL, and cloud/SaaS experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with engineering, data science, product, and develop teams to build and evolve our vision, strategy, and roadmap
  2. Participate in an encouraging, iterative team culture that values curiosity, learning, and strong engineering practices
  3. Contribute to the growth and success of your teammates through knowledge sharing and mentorship
  4. Take ownership of multiple functional areas in our platform — from development to production (“you build it, you run it”)

Skills

Required

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering
  • 8+ years experience with a web development framework (Flask, Django, FastAPI, NestJS, Sprint Boot, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET, etc.)
  • 8+ years with PostgreSQL DB and SQL
  • Experience building and operating SaaS products in major cloud environments (AWS preferred)
  • Deep understanding of the tradeoffs and architecture of modern, highly-available, distributed systems
  • Exceptional influence and communication skills to translate architecture to business value for all stakeholders.
  • Expert knowledge of software development best practices (DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability)
  • Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch

Nice to have

  • Exposure to additional programming languages like Java (backend) and TypeScript (frontend/fullstack) is a plus
  • Proven success working within fast-paced, agile environments and cross-functional teams
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and translating complex problems into clear, thoughtful solutions
  • Committed to fostering an inclusive, team-oriented environment and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-driven contract management platform
  • AI capabilities