Senior Software Engineer 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 seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer, Product & Engineering, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in application or product development to join our growing team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and evolution of intelligent Packaged Genies using Workato’s Agent Studio. These Genies rely on robust, scalable Skills that enable them to interact with applications, orchestrate workflows, and support sophisticated business scenarios. You will partner closely with cross-functional leaders to define architecture, establish best practices, and drive the creation of reusable, platform-ready components within Workato’s broader ecosystem of AI-driven solutions. You will also be responsible for: • Leading the design and development of advanced Skills that empower Genies to perform complex, multi-system actions and orchestrate end-to-end workflows. • Translating high-level business and technical requirements into scalable Genie architectures, Skill specifications, and orchestration patterns. • Driving engineering excellence by defining coding standards, reviewing designs, and ensuring alignment with platform and product architecture. • Building highly modular, maintainable, and performance-optimized Skill logic suitable for production environments. • Troubleshooting complex issues, optimizing execution paths, and ensuring reliability and resiliency of Genie behavior. • Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for architectural decisions, Genie structures, integration approaches, and engineering best practices. • Identifying opportunities to expand Genie capabilities across Sales, HR, IT, Finance, and other functional domains, and influencing roadmap priorities. • Mentoring engineers, guiding technical decisions, and fostering a culture of quality, reusability, and innovation. What You’ll Learn • How to design and develop advanced Skills in Workato’s Agent Studio to power AI-driven Genies across a variety of use cases. • How Orchestration brings together Skills, data, and actions across systems to create end-to-end intelligent workflows. • How to architect modular, scalable components that fit into a larger platform ecosystem and support reuse at scale. • Best practices for building, testing, and maintaining automation and AI-driven solutions in a product development environment. • How Packaged Genies evolve through the full lifecycle—from requirements and design to implementation, refinement, and rollout. Requirements Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or product development. • Proven experience in architecting and delivering production-grade solutions. • Strong mastery of programming fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, design patterns, modular architecture). • Hands-on experience with integrations, API design, authentication flows (REST, OAuth, tokens), and backend development. • Deep experience with product development lifecycles, reusable component design, and platform-based engineering. • Ability to break down complex, cross-functional business problems into structured, scalable workflows and modular components. • Experience with workflow automation, orchestration, or low-code platforms (or ability to learn them quickly). • Strong debugging, performance optimization, and system-level troubleshooting skills. • Genuine interest in AI agents, orchestrated workflows, and intelligent automation ecosystems. Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics • Excellent communication and cross-functional partnership skills; comfortable influencing product and engineering direction. • Demonstrated ownership mindset and ability to drive projects independently in a fast-paced environment. (REQ ID: 2486)