# Workday AI Engineer Interview Experience — Senior / L5 Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/experiences/workday-senior-ai-engineer-interview-f7dcd8 Source observed: 2026-11-05T00:39:46.474Z Last checked: 2026-11-05T00:39:46.474+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-07T03:57:40.475+00:00 --- # Workday AI Engineer Interview Experience We publish interview experiences and preparation resources through Aced, formerly Exponent. This experience concerns a **Senior / L5 AI Engineer** interview at **Workday** for a candidate in **Sweden**. The working arrangement was **hybrid**. ## Outcome and timing - **Result:** Rejected - **Interview date:** 2 months before the page observation date - **Submitted:** 2 months before the page observation date - **Overall timespan:** 3 weeks - **Difficulty:** Moderate - **Rounds:** 3 questions across 3 rounds ## Interview process The contributor described the process as straightforward with few interviews: one recruiter-manager interaction and one technical interaction. The listed stages were: 1. Recruiter screen 2. Phone interview 3. Technical interview ## Interview rounds ### Recruiter screen The recruiter screen contained **1 question**. The listed question categories were [System Design](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=system-design), [Technical](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=technical), and [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral). Specific question: - [Tell me about a project you worked on.](https://www.aced.io/questions/3253) ### Phone interview The phone interview contained **1 question**. The accessible interview details describe a **45-minute** session with a senior interviewer. It was mostly open-ended, included a short follow-up near the end, and involved substantial discussion of tradeoffs. Question: > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? Sample response: > I picked a segment first, sized it, and compared three options before choosing one and its success metric. ### Technical interview The technical interview was also described as a **45-minute** session with a senior interviewer. It was mostly open-ended, included a short follow-up near the end, and involved substantial discussion of tradeoffs. Question: > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? Sample response: > I picked a segment first, sized it, and compared three options before choosing one and its success metric. ## Interview tips The contributor recommends practicing answers aloud with a timer, keeping a framework ready for every round, and asking the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so examples can be tailored accordingly. ## Company culture The contributor described the interviewers as collaborative and focused on the user. The team appeared to value structured thinking over polish, and interviewers left time for questions at the end. ## Access to more experiences We offer access to **1.8k+ interview experiences**, including this interview and new experiences added weekly. The page invites visitors to [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience) or [Share your experience](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute?src=experience). A **24-hour trial starts once your submission is approved**. ## More Workday interview experiences - **Product Manager — Workday · Apr 2026:** “So far so good. Yet to complete, so cannot answer this one fully, but the HR asked me what salary you are expecting, which was slightly off-putting. I did not want to give a figure and box myself.” **2 rounds, 2 questions.** [Read the full interview](https://www.aced.io/experiences/workday-product-manager-interview-fb5600?returnPath=%2Fexperiences) - **Machine Learning Engineer — Workday · Mar 2026:** “The process was fairly quick. Recruiter gets back very fast. Good experience. 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