Golang engineer for Gateways (Software Engineer - Golang) at Workato

About Workato Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time, driving efficiency and agility. Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today’s fast-changing world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at 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 Responsibilities We are looking for a Software Engineer (Go) to join the Gateways team. In this role, you will work on building and maintaining mission-critical features for the Workato platform, including on-premise features, authentication, caching, work queuing and throttling. You will also be expected to: • Build gateways and routing components with a focus on performance and reliability • Build server side infrastructure for logging and monitoring • Collaborate with Infra and SRE teams to ensure high availability and scalability requirements are met • Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle • Write well designed, testable, efficient code • Evaluate and propose improvements to existing systems Requirements Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject • 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering • Solid experience with Go at the backend (2+ years) • Good debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Understanding of core building blocks of web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc. • Experience working with distributed systems • Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices • At least basic knowledge of Kubernetes concepts and configuration Nice to Have • Experience with Docker and other isolation technologies • Experience with Redis based caching • Experience with public cloud infrastructure providers (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud) • Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc) • Experience with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing etc) • Experience with Ruby on Rails • Contributions to open-source projects Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics • Readiness to work with teams distributed across multiple timezones • Strong spoken and written English • Curiosity and openness toward new technologies; willingness to experiment • Ownership mindset — comfortable taking features from design through to production and maintenance (REQ ID: 2674)