Workato
Technology
SeniorBackendEngineer(GO,APIGetaways)
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“Senior Backend Engineer (GO, API Getaways) at Workato. Skills: GoLang, API Gateways, Distributed Systems, High Scale Systems. Design gateway components. Build gateway components”
Industry & Context.
Identify bottlenecks; Propose pragmatic solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years software engineering experience, 5+ years backend development in Go, Deep understanding of Go internals, Systems programming foundation, Deep network knowledge, Applied cryptography knowledge, BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering, Demonstrated experience equivalent to degree
Nice to Have
Reading familiarity with Ruby (on Rails), Familiarity with AI/LLM serving infrastructure, Experience with Docker, Experience with container orchestration, Experience with cloud infrastructure, Experience with Redis-based caching, Experience with Redis pub/sub patterns, Exposure to API gateway internals, Exposure to service mesh internals, Integration with third-party APIs at scale
What You'll Do.
Design gateway components
Build gateway components
Operate gateway components
Own technical direction
Author design documents
Lead architectural reviews
Build infrastructure for authentication
Build infrastructure for caching
Build infrastructure for rate limiting
Build infrastructure for request queuing
Build infrastructure for traffic shaping
Collaborate with Infrastructure teams
Collaborate with Platform teams
Meet availability requirements
Meet scalability requirements
Meet observability requirements
Stay current with technologies
Stay current with protocols
Propose architectural changes
Deliver features end-to-end
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Globally distributed team; Cross-team collaboration
Communication Scope
Design discussions; Code reviews; Cross-team collaboration
Process & Methodology
Full-cycle product delivery
Full Job Description
About Workato Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration at scale. With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business. To learn more, visit www.workato.com Why join us? Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company. But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives. If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you! Also, feel free to check out why: Business Insider named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on” Forbes’ Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (GoLang) with deep Go expertise to join the Gateways team. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with expectations to own subsystems end-to-end and drive technical direction in your area of ownership. The Gateways team owns Workato's API management, gateway, and routing infrastructure — the layer that sits between external consumers and the platform's cor
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