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Senior Machine Learning Engineer/Machine Learning Engineer III

Workday

Beaverton, OR
Full Time
Senior
198k-298k
6 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Your work days are brighter here.At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That's why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don't need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.At Workday, we value our candidates' privacy and data security. Workday will never ask candidates to apply to jobs through websites that are not Workday Careers. Please be aware of sites that may ask for you to input your data in connection with a job posting that appears to be from Workday but is not. In addition, Workday will never ask candidates to pay a recruiting fee, or pay for consulting or coaching services, in order to apply for a job at Workday.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own exploration, design and execution of advanced ML models, algorithms and frameworks that deliver value to our users.
  • Apply machine learning techniques including LLMs, knowledge graphs, deep learning including generative models, natural language understanding, and named entity recognition to analyze large sets of HR and Finance-related text data, and design and launch pioneering cloud based machine learning architectures.
  • Own the performance, scalability, metric based deployed evaluation, and ongoing data driven enhancements of your products.
  • Keep abreast of the latest advancements in NLP research, techniques, and tools and apply this knowledge onto ML features.
  • Collaborate with a team of innovative engineers to deliver AI-powered agents that integrate deeply into HR and Financial workflows, accelerating intelligent decision making.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's (Master's or PhD preferred) degree in engineering, computer science, physics, math or equivalent.
  • 5+ years experience as a member of a machine learning engineering, or other relevant software development team building applied machine learning products at scale, including taking products through applied research, design, implementation, production, and production-based evaluation.
  • 5+ years of professional experience with Python and supporting numeric libraries, with experience in shipping production code and models.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in machine learning and deep learning frameworks & toolkits such as Pytorch, TensorFlow, Huggingface.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in building services to host machine learning models in production at scale with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
  • 3+ years of professional experience working with large language models (LLMs), text generation models, and/or graph neural network models for real-world use cases.

Nice to Have

  • Deep understanding of statistical analysis, unsupervised and supervised machine learning algorithms, and natural language processing for information retrieval and/or recommendation system use cases.
  • Professional experience in independently solving ambiguous, open-ended problems and technically leading teams.
  • Stay up to date with advancements in AI, LLMs, RAG, autonomous agents and orchestration frameworks to drive innovation.
  • Proven track record of successfully leading, mentoring, and/or managing ML Engineering teams, taking ownership of development lifecycle and sprint planning.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's (Master's or PhD preferred) degree in engineering, computer science, physics, math or equivalent.
  • Experience building applied machine learning products at scale, including research, design, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
  • Experience working with large language models, text generation, or graph neural networks.

Benefits & Perks

  • Role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.
  • Competitive salary ranges based on location, experience, and skills.
  • Flexible work approach combining in-person and remote work, with at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or in the field.
  • Comprehensive benefits package (details available during hiring).

Working at Workday

At Workday, we believe in a culture driven by putting our people first, fostering employee happiness, development, and contribution. We value a healthy, employee-centric, collaborative environment that emphasizes fun, passion, and customer focus. Our culture encourages authenticity, continuous improvement, and a shared commitment to transforming the way millions of people work.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 17, 2025
Job CategoryData Science
Salary198k-298k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About Workday

Website

workday.com

Location

Beaverton, OR

Industry

Software Publishers

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