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Principal Software Engineer, GO & Rust (Engine)

1 month, 1 week ago
Serbia
Full-time
Lead
Software Engineer
Software Development
Apache Spark AWS Azure C++ CI/CD Docker Flink GCP Go gRPC HashiCorp Vault HIPAA Java JWT Kafka Kubernetes Microservices OpenID Connect PostgreSQL Python Redis Ruby Rust Terraform WebSockets
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Workato

Workato

Workato is the Enterprise Automation Platform that enables seamless integration and automation of workflows for both business and IT teams, utilizing AI-powered technology for efficient outcomes.

IT Services
251-1K
Founded 2013
$415M raised
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Description

  • Lead the design and evolution of the platform architecture with ownership of major architectural decisions.
  • Design microservices and platform features from concept to production-ready specifications.
  • Create technical designs for complex system components and build proof-of-concepts in Golang.
  • Architect secure, fault-tolerant systems with automated failover, circuit breakers, and end-to-end encryption.
  • Analyze existing architecture and plan gradual replacement of legacy components.
  • Plan implementation phases, migration strategies, feature deprecation timelines, and zero-downtime migrations.
  • Review and approve engineering architecture proposals with detailed feedback.
  • Lead architecture review sessions and facilitate technical decision-making across teams.
  • Partner with Product, Dev Leads, Security, SRE, and Infrastructure teams to establish platform-wide standards.
  • Lead threat modeling exercises, mentor engineers, and resolve complex technical challenges.
  • Write technical documentation including ADRs, design docs, runbooks, API specifications, and system diagrams.

Requirements

  • 8+ years building scalable distributed systems, including 3+ years in System/Platform Architect roles.
  • Experience architecting both large microservice environments (100+ services) and monolithic applications.
  • Strong hands-on Golang coding skills and ability to write production-quality code.
  • Experience with Protocol Buffers, gRPC, WebSockets, Kafka event streaming, and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, mTLS, encryption, public key cryptography, and zero-trust architecture.
  • Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and distributed systems patterns such as Saga, circuit breakers, and retries.
  • Experience with systems handling millions of requests or events per day.
  • Exceptional technical writing and communication skills for diverse audiences.
  • Experience planning phased implementations, leading complex cross-team projects, and driving zero-downtime deployments.
  • Ability to facilitate architectural decision-making, create technical roadmaps, and perform cost analysis.
  • Mentorship mindset and experience with AI-assisted workflows for system analysis and finding inconsistencies and corner cases.
  • Preferred: Additional experience with Ruby, Rust, Python, Java, C++, or Kotlin-multiplatform.
  • Preferred: Advanced security experience with HSM, AWS KMS, Vault, and crypto algorithms.
  • Preferred: Experience with service mesh tools, NoSQL databases, Redis clustering, and stream processing tools like Flink or Spark.
  • Preferred: Cloud and compliance expertise with AWS, GCP, Azure, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or SOC2.
  • Preferred: Open source contributions, conference speaking, or technical writing experience.

Benefits

  • Flexible, trust-oriented culture with strong ownership.
  • Dynamic work environment with a focus on balancing productivity and self-care.
  • A multitude of employee benefits for work and personal life.
  • Remote-friendly workplace recognized by Quartz as the #1 best company for remote workers.

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