Senior Golang Engineer

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
In-Office
Senior level
Cloud • Enterprise Web • Information Technology • Productivity • Software
Workato helps companies integrate anything and automate everything.
The Role
Designs and develops scalable backend services, high-performance Golang connectors, distributed systems, microservices, and REST/gRPC APIs. Provides technical leadership, performs performance tuning, troubleshoots production issues, contributes across the software development lifecycle, and improves system architecture and reliability. Collaborates with product, infrastructure, DevOps, UI, and connectivity teams while writing maintainable, well-tested code.
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About Workato

Workato is the leading Control and Execution Platform for Enterprise AI — the neutral platform enterprises trust to put AI to work across their business. Workato unifies data, applications, and processes into a single platform so AI can reliably orchestrate business processes in production at enterprise scale. Built on more than a decade of running mission-critical processes for over half the Fortune 500 — including Nasdaq, Amazon, Cisco, Vodafone, Atlassian, and Lucid Motors — Workato turns over 14,000 enterprise systems AI needs to act on into one governed execution layer. For more information, visit 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 an exceptional Senior Golang Engineer to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you will design and build highly scalable backend services, distributed systems, and API infrastructure that power Workato's automation platform. You will collaborate closely with product, UI, connectivity, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to deliver elegant, reliable, and high-performance solutions to complex engineering challenges.


Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance connectors using Golang.
  • Provide technical leadership in microservices architecture, establishing best practices for RESTful and gRPC API design.
  • Contribute throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and maintenance.
  • Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-tested code.
  • Conduct deep performance tuning and optimization to eliminate bottlenecks in high-scale production environments.
  • Participate in architecture discussions and propose improvements to existing systems.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and improve system stability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to engineering practices.
Requirements
  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience developing production applications with Golang.
  • Strong experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems.
  • Strong understanding of Go concurrency patterns — goroutines, channels, context management
  • Solid knowledge of object-oriented and idiomatic Go design principles
  • Experience designing and building REST APIs and microservices.
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, HTTP, gRPC, and messaging systems.
  • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and caching technologies including Redis or Memcached.
  • Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Excellent debugging, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to a broad audience and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong understanding of software design principles, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
  • Experience writing unit, integration, and performance tests.
  • Contributions to Open Source projects are a plus.

Job Req ID: 2399

Skills Required

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on backend systems
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience developing production applications with Golang
  • Experience building and scaling distributed, highly available systems
  • Strong understanding of Go concurrency patterns, including goroutines, channels, and context management
  • Knowledge of object-oriented and idiomatic Go design principles
  • Experience designing and building REST APIs and microservices
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals, HTTP, gRPC, and messaging systems
  • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
  • Experience with caching technologies including Redis or Memcached
  • Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
  • Excellent debugging, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Strong understanding of software design principles, data structures, algorithms, and system design
  • Experience writing unit, integration, and performance tests
  • Contributions to open-source projects
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The Company
HQ: Mountain View, CA
650 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

The leader in enterprise automation, Workato helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising security and governance. Built for Business and IT users, Workato is trusted by over 7,000 of the world's top brands like Gitlab, Toast, Broadcom, Intuit, Autodesk, and HubSpot. Leaders use Workato to automate key processes like Order to Cash, Speed to Lead, HR Onboarding and Offboarding and more.

Why Work With Us

Here at Workato, we are a team moved by innovation — a passion to create the best possible way and the drive to continue to make it better. We also believe in the power of our team, knowing that we only succeed if we all succeed together. Our team uses seven operating principles to help us make better decisions, work as a team, and have fun.

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