Workday

Workday forward deployed engineer jobs

6 open FDE rolesEnterpriseworkday.com

Median base

$224k

vs all FDE jobs

+$21k

market median $203k

Posted range

$148–314k

lowest to highest posted base

Roles with pay

6 of 6

US, full-time · how we count

What Workday calls the role

  • Principal Forward Deployed Engineer2
  • Senior Forward Deployed Engineer2
  • Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering1
  • Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer1

Where and how

  • Pleasanton, CA4
  • Pleasanton, CA; Atlanta, GA1
  • Pleasanton, CA; Atlanta, GA; Pleasanton, CA, US1
Hybrid 6Senior 6

Skills in the postings

AI Agents 6Java 6Python 6APIs 4LLMs 3Workday Developer Platform 3MCP 2Workday 2A2A 1Customer Embedding 1Customer Integration 1Integrations 1

Workday FDE hiring in numbers

Does Workday hire forward deployed engineers?
Yes. As of 2026-11-14, Workday has 6 open FDE roles on Top FDE Jobs (6 senior). The postings are titled "Principal Forward Deployed Engineer" (2), "Senior Forward Deployed Engineer" (2) and "Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering" (1).
How much does Workday pay forward deployed engineers?
Workday's US full-time FDE postings list a median base salary of $224k, from 6 postings with pay (posted range $148k to $314k). That is $21k above the median of all FDE postings ($203k). Base pay only; equity and bonus are not included.
Where are Workday's forward deployed engineer jobs?
Most are in Pleasanton, CA (4), Pleasanton, CA; Atlanta, GA (1) and Pleasanton, CA; Atlanta, GA; Pleasanton, CA, US (1). By workplace: 6 hybrid.