Senior Software Engineer (Distributed systems) at Workato

<div class="content-intro"><h1><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About Workato</strong></span></h1> <p>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 <span><a href="http://www.workato.com" target="_blank">www.workato.com</a></span></p> <h1><strong>Why join us?</strong></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a </span><strong>flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We are driven by </span><strong>innovation </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">and looking for</span><strong> team players </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">who want to actively build our company.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, we also believe in </span><strong>balancing productivity with self-care</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That’s why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment </span><a href="http://www.workato.com/careers"><span style="font-weight: 400;">along with a multitude of benefits</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, feel free to check out why:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/47-enterprise-startups-to-bet-your-career-on-in-2020-2019-12"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Business Insider</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> named us an “enterprise startup to bet your career on”</span></p> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#a57477b5f941"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Forbes’ Cloud 100</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world</span></p> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deloitte Tech Fast 500</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America</span></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://qz.com/work/2053446/the-best-companies-for-working-from-home/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Quartz</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers</span></p> </li> </ul></div><p>We are looking for a Distributed Systems Engineer with experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. You will be responsible for building API interfaces (for customers, UI team etc). You will be responsible for building a high performance queuing/storage engine. You will collaborate with UI, connectivity and DevOps teams to come up with elegant solutions to complex problems. You will work in a polyglot environment where you can learn new languages and technologies whilst working with an enthusiastic team.</p> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li> <p>Responsibilities include designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance</p> </li> <li> <p>Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle</p> </li> <li> <p>Write well designed, testable, efficient code</p> </li> <li> <p>Evaluate and propose improvements to existing system</p> </li> </ul> <h2>Requirements</h2> <ul> <li> <p>5+ years of industry experience</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems</p> </li> <li> <p>Systems-level programming experience, especially in C, Go, Rust</p> </li> <li> <p>Expertise in L2, L3, and/or L4 networking protocols</p> </li> <li> <p>Good understanding of Linux networking and security</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience building on top of Linux kernel networking primitives – netfilter, nftables, eBPF, tc, network namespaces, etc</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience with large-scale distributed data pipelines, from data structuring to efficient querying to data analysis</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience of working with public cloud infrastructure providers (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)</p> </li> <li> <p>Understanding of Kubernetes concepts</p> </li> <li> <p>Excellent debugging and optimization skills</p> </li> <li> <p>Understanding at the protocol level, including the differences between what the specs say, and what actually happens on the Internet</p> </li> <li> <p>Contributions to open source projects is a plus</p> </li> <li> <p>Excited by the idea of optimizing complex solutions to general problems</p> </li> <li> <p>Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems</p> </li> <li> <p>Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process</p> </li> <li> <p>Able to work across teams and level common, sustainable solutions</p> </li> </ul>